François Clouet
François Clouet | |
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oil painter | |
Patron(s) | Francis I of France; Claude Gouffier |
François Clouet (c. 1510 – 22 December 1572), son of Jean Clouet, was a French Renaissance miniaturist and painter, particularly known for his detailed portraits of the French ruling family.
Historical references
François Clouet was born in Tours, as the son of the court painter Jean Clouet. Jean Clouet was a native of the Southern Netherlands and probably from the Brussels area. François Clouet studied under his father. He inherited his father's nickname 'Janet' and is referred to as such in some early sources and the older literature.[1]
The earliest reference to François Clouet is a document dated December 1541 in which the king renounces for the benefit of François his father's estate, which had escheated to the crown as the estate of a foreigner. In this document, the younger Clouet is said to have followed his father very closely in his art. Like his father, he held the office of groom of the chamber and painter in ordinary to the king, and so far as salary is concerned, he started where his father left off. Many drawings are attributed to this artist, often without perfect certainty. There is, however, more to go upon than there is in the case of his father.[3]
As the praises of François Clouet were sung by the writers of the day, his name was carefully preserved from reign to reign, and there is an ancient and unbroken tradition in the attribution of many of his pictures. There are not, however, any original attestations of his works, nor are any documents known which would guarantee the ascriptions usually accepted. To him are attributed the portraits of Francis I at the Uffizi and at the Louvre, and various drawings relating to them.[4]
He probably? also painted the portrait of Catherine de' Medici at Versailles and other works, and in all probability a large number of the drawings ascribed to him were from his hand.[4]
One of his most remarkable portraits is that of
Clouet resided in Paris in the rue de Ste Avoye in the
Several miniatures are believed to be his work, one very remarkable portrait being the half-length figure of Henry II in the collection of
He died on 22 December 1572, shortly after the
References
- ^ Eckhart Knab. "Clouet." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 29 November 2016
- ^ Jollett, Etienne. Clouet. Lagune.
- ^ Williamson 1911, p. 559.
- ^ a b c d e f Williamson 1911, p. 560.
- ^ Correspondance Diplomatique De Bertrand De Salignac De La Mothe Fenelon, vol. 6, (1840), 229–231, 3 July 1571
Attribution:
- public domain: Williamson, George Charles (1911). "Clouet, François". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 559–560. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Media related to François Clouet at Wikimedia Commons