François Clouet

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François Clouet was a 16th-century French Renaissance painter renowned for his detailed and elegant court portraits of the French royal family.

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François Clouet canonical 4
Clouet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Renaissance artist
human
painter
activeInCentury 16th century
associatedWith French royal court in Paris
burialPlace Paris
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth circa 1510
dateOfDeath 22 December 1572
employedBy Charles IX of France
Francis I of France
Francis II of France
Henry II of France
employer French royal court
familyName Clouet
linked to: François Clouet
father Jean Clouet
fieldOfWork miniature painting
painting
portraiture
genre portrait
influenced later French portrait painters
influencedBy Jean Clouet
knownFor meticulous rendering of facial features and costume
refined drawing and delicate modeling
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement French Renaissance
name François Clouet
nationality French
notableFor court portraits of the French royal family
notableWork A Lady in Her Bath
Portrait of Catherine de' Medici
Portrait of Charles IX of France
Portrait of Elizabeth of Austria, Queen of France
Portrait of Francis I of France
Portrait of Henry II of France
Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots
occupation miniaturist
painter
patron Catherine de' Medici
French Valois dynasty
linked to: House of Valois
placeOfBirth Tours
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld court painter
sexOrGender male
signatureStyle precise line drawing
subtle coloration
style highly detailed naturalism
workLocation Paris

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Jean Clouet influenced François Clouet
Diane de Poitiers portraitBy François Clouet
Premier peintre du Roi positionHeldBy François Clouet
François Clouet name François Clouet
François Clouet familyName Clouet
linked to: François Clouet