Léonard Limousin
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Leonard Limousin (or Limosin) (c. 1505 – c. 1577) was a French painter, the most famous of a family of seven Limoges enamel painters, the son of a Limoges innkeeper.[1]
He is supposed to have studied under
In 1530 he entered the service of Francis I as painter and varlet de chambre, a position which he retained under Henry II. For both these monarchs he executed many portraits in enamel—among them quite a number of plaques depicting Diane de Poitiers in various characters, plates, vases, ewers, and cups, besides decorative works for the royal palaces, for, though he is best known as an enameller distinguished for rich color, and for graceful designs in grisaille on black or bright blue backgrounds, he also enjoyed a great reputation as an oil-painter.[1]
His last signed works bear the date 1574, but the date of his death is uncertain, though it could not have been later than the beginning of 1577. It is on record that he executed close upon two thousand enamels. He is best represented at the
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- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Limousin, Léonard". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 700–701. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the