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

Georges Jean Marie Haquette (1852 - 1906)
Georges Jean Marie Haquette
1852 - 1906
Claude Audran III (1658 - 1734)
Claude Audran III
1658 - 1734
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 - 1875)
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
Serge Kislakoff (1897 - 1980)
Serge Kislakoff
1897 - 1980
Nicolas Lagneau (1590 - 1666)
Nicolas Lagneau
1590 - 1666
Titina Maselli (1924 - 2005)
Titina Maselli
1924 - 2005
François Léon Duluard (1871 - 1953)
François Léon Duluard
1871 - 1953
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky (1885 - 1943)
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky
1885 - 1943
Alejandro Otero (1921 - 1990)
Alejandro Otero
1921 - 1990
Clara Tzetkin (Zetkin) (1857 - 1933)
Clara Tzetkin (Zetkin)
1857 - 1933
Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)
Jean Charles Cazin
1840 - 1901
Pierre-Jules Cavelier (1814 - 1894)
Pierre-Jules Cavelier
1814 - 1894
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (1809 - 1864)
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin
1809 - 1864
Line Vautrin (1913 - 1997)
Line Vautrin
1913 - 1997
Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin (1802 - 1880)
Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin
1802 - 1880
Boris Petrovich Kryloff (1891 - 1977)
Boris Petrovich Kryloff
1891 - 1977

Creators Baroque

Antonio Bellucci (1654 - 1726)
Antonio Bellucci
1654 - 1726
Tommaso Salini (1575 - 1625)
Tommaso Salini
1575 - 1625
Frans Snyders (1579 - 1657)
Frans Snyders
1579 - 1657
Antonio Amorosi (1660 - 1738)
Antonio Amorosi
1660 - 1738
Camillo Berlinghieri (1590 - 1635)
Camillo Berlinghieri
1590 - 1635
Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet (1644 - 1717)
Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet
1644 - 1717
Pietro Aquila (1630 - 1692)
Pietro Aquila
1630 - 1692
Willem Kalf (1619 - 1693)
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
Daniel Dumonstier (1574 - 1646)
Daniel Dumonstier
1574 - 1646
Jules-César-Denis van Loo (1743 - 1821)
Jules-César-Denis van Loo
1743 - 1821
Pier Francesco Cittadini (1616 - 1681)
Pier Francesco Cittadini
1616 - 1681
Hendrik Carré (1656 - 1721)
Hendrik Carré
1656 - 1721
Martin Kober (1550 - 1598)
Martin Kober
1550 - 1598
Pieter Anthonisz. van Groenewegen (1600 - 1658)
Pieter Anthonisz. van Groenewegen
1600 - 1658
Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen (1601 - 1659)
Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen
1601 - 1659
Kyara Varotari (1584 - 1663)
Kyara Varotari
1584 - 1663