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- Born:
- May 1, 1649, Rouen, France
- Died:
- April 5, 1717, Paris (aged 67)
- Movement / Style:
- Baroque art and architecture
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Jean Jouvenet: The Raising of Lazarus
The Raising of Lazarus, oil on canvas by Jean Jouvenet, 1711; in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Jean Jouvenet
French painter
Jean Jouvenet (born May 1, 1649, Rouen, Franceâdied April 5, 1717, Paris) was a French Baroque painter remembered for his religious worksâe.g., The Miraculous Draught of the Fishesâand for his decorative ceiling paintings in the chapels of Versailles and the Invalides.
Jouvenet was the most celebrated of a family of artists and was son and pupil of Laurent Jouvenet. On arriving in Paris in 1661 he attracted the attention of Charles Le Brun, by whom he was employed at Versailles. Under Le Brunâs auspices he became a member of the Royal Academy (1675), of which he was elected professor in 1681.
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