Art, literature & historyJean Clouet
1480–1541
Selected artwork
Guillaume Budé (1467–1540)
ca. 1536
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Other names (16)
Clouet, Genet Clouet, gen. Janet Francois Clouet, Jamet Clouet, Jammet, Janét, Janet Cloet, Janet Clouet, Jannet Clouet, Jean Cloet, Jeanet, Jehan Clouet, Jehannet Cloet, Jehannet Clouet, Johannet Cloet, Johannet Clouet
Biography
Jean (or Janet or Jehannot) Clouet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klu.ɛ]; c. 1485 – 1540/1541) was a painter, draughtsman and miniaturist from the Burgundian Netherlands whose known active work period took place in France. He was court painter to French king Francis I. Together with his son François Clouet he is counted among the leading 16th century portrait painters working in France. They are particularly known for their accomplished drawings, using black chalk and pure red chalk.
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- Accademia Carrara1 recorded work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work