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François Clouet

1510 - 1572

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François Clouet (c. 1510 – 22 December 1572), son of Jean Clouet, was a French Renaissance miniaturist and painter, particularly known for his detailed portraits of the French ruling family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Clouet is the 298th most popular painter (up from 388th in 2019), the 930th most popular biography from France (up from 1,236th in 2019) and the 69th most popular French Painter.

François Clouet was a French painter and draftsman of the late Renaissance. He is best known for his portraits of members of the French royal family, including Henry IV of France, Catherine de' Medici, and Marguerite de Valois.

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Among painters, François Clouet ranks 298 out of 2,023. Before him are John William Waterhouse, Martin Schongauer, Masolino da Panicale, Giorgio Morandi, Jacques Callot, and H. R. Giger. After him are Viktor Vasnetsov, Paul Delvaux, Erwin Bowien, Willem Claesz. Heda, Gerard David, and Ludovico Carracci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, François Clouet ranks 8. Before him are Ambroise Paré, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Mikael Agricola, Jacopo Bassano, and Renée of France. After him are Jacob Clemens non Papa, Aloysius Lilius, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Túpac Huallpa, Gonzalo Pizarro, and Elena Glinskaya. Among people deceased in 1572, François Clouet ranks 11. Before him are Túpac Amaru, Şah Sultan, Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, and Longqing Emperor. After him are Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Isaac Luria, Miguel López de Legazpi, Petrus Ramus, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, and Jean Goujon.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Clouet ranks 930 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicolas Oudinot (1767), Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), and Claude Lelouch (1937). After him are René Clément (1913), Léon Jouhaux (1879), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902), Charles Garnier (1825), and Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, François Clouet ranks 69. Before him are Antoine-Jean Gros (1771), Henri Fantin-Latour (1836), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), Georges Rouault (1871), Martin Schongauer (1450), and Jacques Callot (1592). After him are Pierre Mignard (1612), Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836), Thomas Couture (1815), Paul Sérusier (1864), Claude Joseph Vernet (1714), and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749).

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