Portrait of Charles IX, Full-Length

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The "Portrait of Charles IX, Full-Length" is a painting by François Clouet, a French painter active in the 16th century. Clouet, who succeeded his father Jean Clouet as official painter to the French king, was known for his portraits of the Valois court. This particular portrait, likely from 1569, is one of the works attributed to François Clouet, identified through preparatory drawings. Clouet's style, characterized by precision and elegant stylization, captured the likenesses of his subjects, including King Charles IX, who reigned from 1560 to 1574.12

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…a 16th-century ascription to him, “Portrait of Charles IX, Full-Length” (probably 1569). The identification of the preparatory drawing for the last picture has enabled experts to attribute 50 portrait drawings and several painted portraits to François.
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…a 16th-century ascription to him, “Portrait of Charles IX, Full-Length” (probably 1569). The identification of the preparatory drawing for the last picture has enabled experts to attribute 50 portrait drawings and several painted portraits to François.
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