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. Portrait of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise Date between 1528(1528) and 1530(1530)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 26 cm (10.2 in). Width: 26 cm (10.2 in).
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