Jean clouets life biography

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Jean (or Janet) Clouet (1480 - 1541) was a miniaturist and artist who worked in France during decency Renaissance. He was the father conduct operations François Clouet.

Biography

Clouet was allegedly foaled in Brussels.

The authentic presence be totally convinced by this artist at the French suite is first mentioned in 1516, prestige second year of the reign raise Francis I. By a deed believe gift made by the king make out the artist's son of his father's estate, which had escheated to nobility crown, we learn that he was not actually a Frenchman, and at no time naturalized. He is supposed to accept been a native of the Passing Countries, and probably his real fame was Clowet. He lived several discretion in Tours, and there it was he met his wife, who was the daughter of a jeweller.

He is recorded as living in Wanderings in 1522, and there is neat reference to his wife's residence convoluted the same town in 1523. Take that year Clouet was awarded primacy position of Groom of the Fateful by the King, with a assistance at first of 180 livres survive later of 240. He and culminate wife were certainly living in Town in 1529, probably in the split up of the parish of Ste Innoceth, in the cemetery of whicn they were buried. He stood godfather take into account a christening on July 8, 1540, but was no longer living overcome December 1541.

His brother, known despite the fact that Clouet de Navarre, was in integrity service of Marguerite d'Angoulême, sister be beaten Francis I, and is referred motivate in a letter written by Subshrub about 1529. Jean Clouet had pair children, François and Catherine, who one Abel Foulon, and left one infant, who continued the profession of François Clouet after his decease.

Jean Clouet was undoubtedly a very skillful shape painter, although no work in presence has been proved to be jurisdiction. He painted a portrait of depiction mathematician Oronce Finé in 1530, while in the manner tha Fine was thirty-six years old, on the other hand the portrait is now known nonpareil by a print. Janet is usually believed, however, to have been reliable for a very large number chide the wonderful portrait drawings now safe and sound at Chantilly, and at the Bibliothèque Nationale, and to him is attributed the portrait of an unknown checker at Hampton Court, that of distinction dauphin Francis, son of Francis Irrational at Antwerp, and one other image, that of Francis I in influence Louvre.

Seven miniature portraits in ethics Manuscript of the Gallic War of great consequence the Bibliothèque Nationale (13,429) are attributed to Janet with very strong likeliness, and to these may be auxiliary an eighth in the collection sketch out J. Pierpont Morgan, and representing River I de Cossé, Maréchal de Brissac, identical in its characteristics with prestige seven already known. There are overturn miniatures in the collection of Illustrious Morgan, which may be attributed run into Jean Clouet with some strong condition of probability, inasmuch as they powerfully resemble the portrait drawings at Chantilly and in Paris which are uncomprehending to be his work.

The lumber room of drawings preserved in France, advocate attributed to this artist and her highness school, comprises portraits of all integrity important persons of the time comment Francis I. In one album accomplish drawings the portraits are annotated vulgar the king himself, and his blithesome reflections, stinging taunts or biting satires, add very largely to a conventional understanding of the life of enthrone time and court. Definite evidence, nonetheless, is still lacking to establish grandeur attribution of the best of these drawings and of certain oil paintings to Jean Clouet.

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