Claude Vignon
(1593–1670) French painter (1593–1670)
Claude Vignon (1593–1670) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Claude Vignon belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Claude Vignon was born in Tours and died in Paris. Claude Vignon studied under Jacob Bunel. Claude Vignon worked in Paris, Rome, Barcelona, and Paris. Wikidata associates Claude Vignon with Baroque. The students included Jean Lemaire.
The best-known works include ‘Christ Instructs Peter to Feed My Sheep’, ‘Cleopatra killing herself’, and ‘The Vision of St Jerome’. The catalogue has 32 works by Claude Vignon with free images. The dated works span the years 1615–1700. Works by Claude Vignon are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, musée des beaux-arts de Tours, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, and Department of Paintings of the Louvre.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jan van de Velde II, François de Nomé, Louis Le Nain, Matthäus Merian den äldre, and Georges de La Tour.