Simon Vouet

(1590–1649) fransk konstnär

Simon Vouet (France, 1590–1649) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Simon Vouet belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Simon Vouet was born in Paris and died in Paris. Simon Vouet worked in Paris, Bologna, Florence, and Genoa. Wikidata associates Simon Vouet with Baroque painting. Simon Vouet became a member of Accademia di San Luca. The students included Charles Le Brun, Louis Lerambert, Pierre Mignard I, and Nicolas Mignard.

The best-known works include ‘Louis XIII’, ‘The Presentation in the Temple’, and ‘Mary Magdalene’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, genre art, and history painting. The catalogue has 124 works by Simon Vouet with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1700. Works by Simon Vouet are held by several collections, among them Department of Paintings of the Louvre, Département des peintures du Louvre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Nationalmuseum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Claude Déruet, Nicolas Tournier, Christoffel van den Berghe, Luciano Borzone, and Andries van Eertvelt.

• The Baroque
• The Presentation in the Temple
• Lot and His Daughters
• Diana
• Mary Magdalene
• Allegory of Wealth
• Madonna and child
• Judith