Jean Jouvenet
(1649–1717) fransk målare
Jean Jouvenet (France, 1649–1717) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Jean Jouvenet belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jean Jouvenet was born in Rouen and died in Paris. Jean Jouvenet studied under Charles Le Brun. Jean Jouvenet became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Jean Jouvenet was awarded troisième prix de Rome en peinture. The students included Nicolas Bertin and Jean Restout.
One of the best-known works is ‘Fondation d'une ville en Germanie par les Tectosages’. The catalogue has 41 works by Jean Jouvenet with free images. The dated works span the years 1680–1800. Works by Jean Jouvenet are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Département des peintures du Louvre, National Museum in Warsaw, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Joseph Parrocel, Madeleine Boullogne, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Godfried Maes, and Daniel Seiter.