French Baroque Era Painter, 1590-1649 French painter and draughtsman. Although at the time regarded as one of the leading French painters of the first half of the 17th century, he is now known more for his influence on French painting than for his actual oeuvre. He made his reputation in Italy, where he executed numerous portraits for aristocratic patrons and was commissioned for religious subjects. Although the early Italian works show the influence of Caravaggio, his work was subsequently modified by the Baroque style of such painters as Lanfranco and the influence of the Venetian use of light and colour. When he was summoned back to France by Louis XIII in 1627 he thus brought with him an Italian idiom hitherto unknown in France that revitalized French painting   Related Paintings of VOUET, Simon :. | January qwr | Annunciation | The Fortuneteller (detail) aer | Virgin and Child wer | Madonna of the Basket |
Related Artists:
Vincent Sellaer
painted Leda with Swan and Children in1st half of 16th century
Thomas Charles Farrer
painted Mount Holyoke in 1865
Erasmus Quellinus
1607-1678 Flemish Erasmus Quellinus Gallery