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

Étienne de La Vallée Poussin (1735 - 1802)
Étienne de La Vallée Poussin
1735 - 1802
Jean-Hilaire Belloc (1786 - 1866)
Jean-Hilaire Belloc
1786 - 1866
Benedict Rougelet (1834 - 1894)
Benedict Rougelet
1834 - 1894
Eugène Baugniès (1842 - 1891)
Eugène Baugniès
1842 - 1891
Richard Guino (1890 - 1973)
Richard Guino
1890 - 1973
Esther (Esmet) Rahim (1904 - 1963)
Esther (Esmet) Rahim
1904 - 1963
Pierre Mignard (1612 - 1695)
Pierre Mignard
1612 - 1695
Henri Alphonse Barnoin (1882 - 1940)
Henri Alphonse Barnoin
1882 - 1940
Josef Šíma (1891 - 1971)
Josef Šíma
1891 - 1971
Jean-Louis Voille (1744 - 1829)
Jean-Louis Voille
1744 - 1829
Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour (1838 - 1910)
Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour
1838 - 1910
René Frémin (1672 - 1744)
René Frémin
1672 - 1744
Claude Venard (1913 - 1999)
Claude Venard
1913 - 1999
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov (1958)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov
1958
Charles de Groux (Degroux) (1825 - 1870)
Charles de Groux (Degroux)
1825 - 1870
Jean-Marc Bustamante (1952)
Jean-Marc Bustamante
1952

Creators Baroque

Albert Jansz. Klomp (1625 - 1688)
Albert Jansz. Klomp
1625 - 1688
Ivan Petrovich Argunov (1729 - 1802)
Ivan Petrovich Argunov
1729 - 1802
Pieter Symonsz. Potter (1597 - 1652)
Pieter Symonsz. Potter
1597 - 1652
Jan van Helmont (1650 - 1714)
Jan van Helmont
1650 - 1714
Henry Pickering (1720 - 1771)
Henry Pickering
1720 - 1771
Giovanni Battista Ferrario (XVII century - ?)
Giovanni Battista Ferrario
XVII century - ?
Ercole Lelli (1702 - 1766)
Ercole Lelli
1702 - 1766
Luca Cambiaso (1527 - 1585)
Luca Cambiaso
1527 - 1585
Claude Lorrain (1600 - 1682)
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
Marcus de Bye (1638 - 1688)
Marcus de Bye
1638 - 1688
Anthony Claesz II (1607 - 1649)
Anthony Claesz II
1607 - 1649
Bernard de Rijckere (1535 - 1590)
Bernard de Rijckere
1535 - 1590
Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli (1697 - 1771)
Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli
1697 - 1771
Francesco della Questa (1639 - 1723)
Francesco della Questa
1639 - 1723
Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656 - 1740)
Massimiliano Soldani Benzi
1656 - 1740
Pieter Snayers (1592 - 1667)
Pieter Snayers
1592 - 1667