Jean Clouet
French Painter, ca.1485-1541
painter. He was chief painter to Francis I and produced many pastel portraits of members of the French court. Clouet was one of the best 16th-century portrait painters, both incisive and delicate in the psychological characterization of sitters. His drawings are simple, broad, and subtle; his paintings are fresh in colour, subdued in modeling, and minute in execution. He was celebrated in his lifetime as the equal of Michelangelo. His son Francois Clouet (c. 1515 ?C 72) took his place as official painter to Francis I in 1540.
ID: 63698 Portrait of Jean de Dinteville 1533 Chalk, 25,1 x 19 cm Mus?e Cond? Chantilly At about the same time, in 1533 Hans Holbein depicted Jean de Dinteville in his famous painting The Ambassadors (National Gallery, London).Artist:CLOUET, Jean Title: Portrait of Jean de Dinteville, Seigneur de Polisy Painted in 1501-1550 , French - - graphics : portrait
