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

Albert Dubout (1905 - 1976)
Albert Dubout
1905 - 1976
Elie Grekoff (1914 - 1985)
Elie Grekoff
1914 - 1985
Ernest Joseph Laurent (1859 - 1929)
Ernest Joseph Laurent
1859 - 1929
Claude Lalanne (1924 - 2019)
Claude Lalanne
1924 - 2019
Rene Laubies (1924 - 2006)
Rene Laubies
1924 - 2006
Henri Auguste (1759 - 1816)
Henri Auguste
1759 - 1816
Alfredo Ramos Martinez (1871 - 1946)
Alfredo Ramos Martinez
1871 - 1946
Jacques-Edme Dumont (1761 - 1844)
Jacques-Edme Dumont
1761 - 1844
Henri Weigele (1858 - 1927)
Henri Weigele
1858 - 1927
Carlo Marochetti (1805 - 1867)
Carlo Marochetti
1805 - 1867
Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy (1920 - 2006)
Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy
1920 - 2006
Giovanni Francesco Rustici (1474 - 1554)
Giovanni Francesco Rustici
1474 - 1554
François Forster (1790 - 1872)
François Forster
1790 - 1872
Louis Auguste Georges Loustaunau (1846 - 1898)
Louis Auguste Georges Loustaunau
1846 - 1898
André Villers (1930 - 2016)
André Villers
1930 - 2016
Jean Germain Drouais (1763 - 1788)
Jean Germain Drouais
1763 - 1788

Creators Baroque

Louis-Marie Lanté (1789 - 1871)
Louis-Marie Lanté
1789 - 1871
Peeter Sion (1624 - 1695)
Peeter Sion
1624 - 1695
Ambrose Benson (1495 - 1550)
Ambrose Benson
1495 - 1550
Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini (1707 - 1791)
Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini
1707 - 1791
Tommaso Redi (1665 - 1726)
Tommaso Redi
1665 - 1726
Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1673 - 1752)
Johann Friedrich Ludwig
1673 - 1752
Gennaro Greco (1663 - 1714)
Gennaro Greco
1663 - 1714
Francis Cotes (1726 - 1770)
Francis Cotes
1726 - 1770
Evert van Aelst (1602 - 1657)
Evert van Aelst
1602 - 1657
Arthur Devis (1712 - 1787)
Arthur Devis
1712 - 1787
Niccolò Cassana (1659 - 1714)
Niccolò Cassana
1659 - 1714
Guillaume Courtois (1628 - 1679)
Guillaume Courtois
1628 - 1679
Bartolommeo Ligozzi (1620 - 1695)
Bartolommeo Ligozzi
1620 - 1695
Johannes Eckstein (1735 - 1817)
Johannes Eckstein
1735 - 1817
Balthasar Moncornet (1600 - 1668)
Balthasar Moncornet
1600 - 1668
Ludwig Steiner (1783 - 1859)
Ludwig Steiner
1783 - 1859
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