Jean Jouvenet

See also: Jouvenet

Jean Baptist Jouvenet known as large the , born with Rouen at the end of April 1644 and died with Paris the April 5th 1717, is a painter and decorator French.

Having begun its studies with his father Laurent Jouvenet, it assembles to Paris in 1661 or it joined the studio of Brown the which, estimating it much, associates it with some important works ordered by the king by integrating it into the team of the decorators of the royal residences: the Castle of Saint-Germain-in-Bush hammer, the Gallery of the Tileries, the Castle of Versailles (Mural of the platform of the new royal vault in 1709) and twelve apostles of the dome of the cathedral Saint-Louis-of the Invalid in 1704.

Its first works are in the style of its Master and Eustace Sweat. He is probably, with the Pit the, most talented of the group of artists who contributed to the decoration of the Trianon and the Invalides, although he is now mainly known for his religious works.

During the Quarrel of the color , it lines up as regards colourist while keeping a certain firmness of the feature in its works.

Moving away from the Classicism later in its career, it incorporates in its style the influence of the Baroque and a realistic treatment of the details, going for example until observing the fishermen with work with Dieppe for its miraculous Pêche in 1706.

Received in 1675 member of the Académie of painting, of which he becomes director in 1705 and perpetual vice-chancellor in 1707, he hardly can, as from this time to be enough with many work with which he is charged and the king, increasingly satisfied with its works, increases considerably the pension of 1.200 books of which he gratifiait it for a long time. But in 1713, it with the right hand paralyzed following an attack of apoplexy. Being afflicted “to be private to work in a time that I do nothing but start to know the difficulties of my art”, it succeeds in being made rather skilful of the left hand to paint, this hand, several fabrics of which the Magnificat or the Innocence continued by the lie and seeking a refuge in the arms of the law and the ceiling of the Parlement of Rouen. Several of its works are exposed to the Musée of Louvre, in particular the Resurrection of Lazare , like with the Musée of the Art schools of Rouen.

His/her sister having married Jean I {{er}} Restout, he is the uncle of Jean II Restout which was its pupil. It also formed Cayot, Collin of Vermont and Nattier.

Major tables

Apollo and Thétis , 1701, Trianon
White of Castille showing with Louis saint the Religion, Faith and Piety , Museum of the Art schools de Dole
Darius and Alexandre , 1674, Louis-the-Large Lycée (office of the Headmaster)
Deposition , 1713, Musée of the Art schools of Dijon
Deposition , Musée Ingres of Montauban
Deposition , 1697, Musée of Louvre
Presentation with the temple , Musée Cop of Chantilly
Resurrection of Lazare , Museum of Louvre
the Victoire supported by Hercules , Living room of Mars, Versailles
the Doctor Raymond Finot , 1704, Museum of Louvre
Christ on the Cross , 1705, Museum of the Art schools of Dijon
miraculous Fishing , 1706, Museum of Louvre
Holy Bruno in Prayer , National museum of Stockholm
Holy Bruno , Museum of the Art schools of Dijon
Holy Simon apostle; Simon saint, martyr , Museum of Grenoble
Saint-Louis looking after the casualties after the battle of Mansourah , 1708, Royal Vault, Versailles
Self-portrait (about 1695), museum of the Art schools, Rouen
Magnificat (1716), Notre-Dame de Paris
the Mass of the Canon Delaporte or the high altar of Notre-Dame (1708-1710), Museum of Louvre
the Madeleine in the Pharisee , (1720-1727), Tapestry, Museum of Louvre

References

Olivier Merson, French painting at and the , Paris, Picardy & Kaan, 1900

Rédécouvertes

Darius and Alexandre , circa 1670, graphite and chalk white on blue paper, preparatory draft in the table preserved at the College Louis-the-Large and offered in 1674 per Louis XIV to the establishment (discovery going back to 2006 from Alicem Institute, expertise of Professor Alain Béjard and Dimitri Joannidès)

External bonds

Jean Jouvenet on the basis Mona Lisa
Jean Jouvenet in Artcyclopedia
Biography on the site of the Jouvenet district in Rouen

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