Artist: Simon Vouet
Size: 151 x 149 cm
Technique: Oil On Canvas
Influenced by the work of Caravaggio, Simon Vouet (1590–1649) moved to Italy in 1612, where he also developed an interest in the work of the Carracci brothers and the Venetian and Flemish colourists. Summoned to Paris by Louis XIII in 1624, he received the title of Premier Peintre du Roi. Many of the leading artists of the 17th century (Le Brun, Lesueur, Perrier, Mignard, etc.) passed through his workshop and worked with him on commissions for major decorative projects in the French capital. In 1636, Vouet painted a decorative scheme in the chapel of the Hôtel Séguier for the chancellor Pierre Séguier. This ensemble, composed of a painted ceiling and a series of paintings on canvas and wood, was sold during the French Revolution and broken up in the early 19th century. The format and di sotto perspective—
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