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(French Painter, Miniaturist, Master of Panel Painting and Manuscript Illumination)

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Birthdate: 1420 AD

Birthplace: Tours, France

Died: 1481 AD

Jean Fouquet was a 15th-century French painter and miniaturist. He was highly skilled in panel painting and manuscript illumination and is considered one of the most important painters of his era. The first French artist to travel to Italy, he had a first-hand experience of the early Italian Renaissance. French king Charles VII was among his many patrons.

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François Clouet

(Painter)

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Birthdate: 1515 AD

Birthplace: Tours, France

Died: September 22, 1572

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Jean Clouet

(Painter)

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Birthdate: 1480 AD

Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium

Died: 1541 AD

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Jean-Jacques Henner

(Painter)

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Birthdate: March 15, 1829

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Bernwiller, France

Died: July 23, 1905

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Alexandre-François Desportes

(Painter)

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Birthdate: February 24, 1661

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Champigneulle, France

Died: April 20, 1743

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Nicolas Froment

(Painter)

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Birthdate: 1435 AD

Birthplace: Uzes, France

Died: 1486 AD

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Jean Bérain the Elder

(Draughtsman)

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Birthdate: June 4, 1640

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Saint-Mihiel, France

Died: January 24, 1711

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Jean Cousin the Younger

(Painter)

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Birthdate: 1522 AD

Birthplace: Sens, France

Died: 1595 AD