Jean Fouquet

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Jean Fouquet was a pioneering 15th-century French painter and manuscript illuminator known for blending Gothic traditions with early Renaissance realism and perspective.

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Jean Fouquet canonical 2
Jean Bourdichon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French artist
human
manuscript illuminator
painter
activeYears mid-15th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth circa 1420
dateOfDeath circa 1481
employer Charles VII of France
Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins
Louis XI of France
Étienne Chevalier
familyName Fouquet
linked to: Nicolas Fouquet
gender male
genre illuminated manuscript miniatures
portrait
religious painting
givenName Jean
hasCanonicalName Jean Fouquet
influenced French Renaissance painting
influencedBy Fra Angelico
Italian Renaissance art
Masaccio
movement Early Renaissance
Gothic art
nativeLanguage French
notableFor combining Gothic traditions with Renaissance realism
early use of linear perspective in French painting
highly detailed manuscript illumination
innovative portraiture of French royalty
notableWork Book of Hours of Simon de Varie (miniatures attributed)
linked to: Book of Hours

Hours of Étienne Chevalier
Melun Diptych
Portrait of Charles VII
Portrait of Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins
Self-portrait miniature (Louvre medallion)
The Left Wing of the Melun Diptych
linked to: Melun Diptych

The Right Wing of the Melun Diptych
linked to: Melun Diptych

Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels
occupation manuscript illuminator
miniaturist
painter
partOf French court artists of Charles VII
placeOfBirth Tours
placeOfDeath Tours
studiedIn Italy
workLocation Paris
Rome
Tours

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Premier peintre du Roi positionHeldBy Jean Bourdichon
linked to: Jean Fouquet
Jean Fouquet hasCanonicalName Jean Fouquet