Biography of francois clouet

French Renaissance miniaturist and painter (c. 1510–1572)

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

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François Clouet was born in Tours, as the son of the court painter Jean Clouet. Jean Clouet was a native of the Southern Netherlands and probably from the Brussels area. François Clouet studied under his father.

Biography of francois clouet

He inherited his father's nickname 'Janet' and is referred to as such in some early sources and the older literature.^[1]

The earliest reference to François Clouet is a document dated December 1541 in which the king renounces for the benefit of François his father's estate, which had escheated to the crown as the estate of a foreigner.

In this document, the younger Clouet is said to have followed his father very closely in his art. Like his father, he held the offic