Jean Fouquet
1420-1481
French Painter and Illuminator of the Early Renaissance
Stylistically influenced by the following painters - Jan van Eyck and Fra Angelico
Cause of Death - unknown
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About the Artist
Jean Fouquet was born in Tours, France in the year 1420. He was born with a curious and adventurous spirit and traveled widely. While in Italy he painted Pope Eugenius IV. Upon returning to France he was awarded the prestigious position of court painter to King Louis XI. The old monarch adored his sensitive, lyrical style. Jean Fouquet's greatness derived from his ability to portray gracefulness and loving human relationships. His industrious workshop focused on manuscript illumination and small, intimate panel paintings . His shrewd marketing abilities generated steady, lucrative commissions until his untimely death. He is considered one the greatest French Early Renaissance painters of all time.
A Society in Transition
The newly emerging painting techniques and styles were a reflection of the transformation that was taking place in Europe, the change from the medieval period to a more enlightened, tolerant society. According to Historian Hendrik van Loon, "People were tremendously alive. Great states were being founded. Large centres of commerce were being developed. High above the turreted towers of the castle and the peaked roof of the town-hall, rose the slender spire of the newly built Gothic cathedral. Everywhere the world was in motion. The high and mighty gentlemen of the city-hall, who had just become conscious of their own strength (by way of their recently acquired riches) were struggling for more power with their feudal masters. "Require more information about Jean Fouquet the greatest French Painter and Illuminator of the Early Renaissance in Art History? Type your query in art into the google search box below and poke around every nook and cranny of the known universe for information this subject.
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