Simon Vouet (1590 - 1649) - photo 1

Simon Vouet

Simon Vouet was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France. He and his studio of artists created religious and mythological paintings, portraits, frescoes, tapestries, and massive decorative schemes for the king and for wealthy patrons, including Richelieu. During this time, "Vouet was indisputably the leading artist in Paris," and was immensely influential in introducing the Italian Baroque style of painting to France. He was also "without doubt one of the outstanding seventeenth-century draughtsmen, equal to Annibale Carracci and Lanfranco."

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:9 january 1590, Paris, France
Date and place of death:30 june 1649, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Decorator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Karavagism, Old Masters
Technique:Charcoal, Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators France

Michel Butor (1926 - 2016)
Michel Butor
1926 - 2016
Victor Eugène de Papeleu (1810 - 1881)
Victor Eugène de Papeleu
1810 - 1881
Lucien Adrion (1889 - 1953)
Lucien Adrion
1889 - 1953
Bernard Dufour (1922 - 2016)
Bernard Dufour
1922 - 2016
Louis de Silvestre (1675 - 1760)
Louis de Silvestre
1675 - 1760
Alejandro Otero (1921 - 1990)
Alejandro Otero
1921 - 1990
Edouard Drouot (1859 - 1945)
Edouard Drouot
1859 - 1945
Jean-Louis Hamon (1821 - 1874)
Jean-Louis Hamon
1821 - 1874
André Gustave Beaudin (1895 - 1979)
André Gustave Beaudin
1895 - 1979
Henri Gervex (1852 - 1929)
Henri Gervex
1852 - 1929
Aimé Millet (1819 - 1891)
Aimé Millet
1819 - 1891
Jean Jansem (1920 - 2013)
Jean Jansem
1920 - 2013
Boris Vasilievich Bessonov (1862 - 1934)
Boris Vasilievich Bessonov
1862 - 1934
Kristin McKirdy (1958)
Kristin McKirdy
1958
Cornelis van Spaendonck (1756 - 1839)
Cornelis van Spaendonck
1756 - 1839
Noel-Dieudonné Finart (1797 - 1852)
Noel-Dieudonné Finart
1797 - 1852

Creators Baroque

Johannes Dünz (1645 - 1736)
Johannes Dünz
1645 - 1736
Lambert Zutman (1510 - 1567)
Lambert Zutman
1510 - 1567
Ádám Mányoki (1673 - 1757)
Ádám Mányoki
1673 - 1757
Andrea del Verrocchio (1435 - 1488)
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
Adam Friedrich Oeser (1717 - 1799)
Adam Friedrich Oeser
1717 - 1799
John Robinson (1756 - 1824)
John Robinson
1756 - 1824
Ilario Casolani (1588 - 1661)
Ilario Casolani
1588 - 1661
Johann Rudolf Huber I (1668 - 1748)
Johann Rudolf Huber I
1668 - 1748
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt (1747 - 1797)
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt
1747 - 1797
Peeter Gijsels (1621 - 1690)
Peeter Gijsels
1621 - 1690
Hendrik Carré (1656 - 1721)
Hendrik Carré
1656 - 1721
Carlo Ceresa (1609 - 1679)
Carlo Ceresa
1609 - 1679
Carlo Grandi (XVIII century - ?)
Carlo Grandi
XVIII century - ?
 Cimabue (1240 - 1302)
Cimabue
1240 - 1302
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde (1734 - 1794)
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
1734 - 1794
Domenico Parodi (1672 - 1742)
Domenico Parodi
1672 - 1742
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