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 +[[Image:Venus spied upon.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs]]'' (c. [[1627]]) by [[Nicolas Poussin]]]]
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 +The period of the early 17th century shows influences from both the north of Europe (Dutch and Flemish schools) and from Roman painters of the [[Counter-Reformation]]. Artists in France frequently debated the merits between [[Peter Paul Rubens]] (the Flemish baroque, voluptuous lines and colors) and [[Nicolas Poussin]] (rational control, proportion, Roman classicism). There was also a strong [[Michelangelo Merisi|Caravaggio]] school represented in the period by the amazing candle-lit paintings of [[Georges de La Tour]]. The wretched and the poor were featured in an almost Dutch manner in the paintings by the three [[Le Nain brothers]]. In the paintings of [[Philippe de Champaigne]] there are both propagandistic portraits of [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII]]' s minister [[Cardinal Richelieu]] and other more contemplative portraits of people in the Catholic [[Jansenist]] sect.
 +==Patronage==
 +===Henri IV===
 +The ascension of [[Henri IV]] to the throne brought a period of massive urban development in [[Paris, France|Paris]], including construction on the [[Pont Neuf]], the [[Place des Vosges]] (called the "Place Royale"), the Place Dauphine, and parts of the [[Louvre]].
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 +Henri IV also invited the artists [[Toussaint Dubreuil]], [[Martin Fréminet]] and [[Ambroise Dubois]] to work on the [[château Fontainebleau|château of Fontainebleau]] and they are typically called the [[second School of Fontainebleau]].
 +===Marie de Medici===
 +[[Marie de Medici]], Henri IV's queen, invited the Flemish painter [[Peter Paul Rubens]] to France, and the artist painted a number of large-scale works for the queen's [[Luxembourg Palace]] in Paris. Another Flemish artist working for the court was [[Frans Pourbus the younger]].
 +==Outside of France==
 +Outside of France, working for the ducs of [[Lorraine]], we find a very different late mannerist style in the artists [[Jacques Bellange]], [[Claude Deruet]] and [[Jacques Callot]]. Having little contact with the French artists, they developed a heightened and extreme (and often erotic) mannerism (including night scenes and fantastic images), and excellent skill in engraving.
 +
 +==Principal painters==
*[[Jean de Beaugrand]] (1584-1640) *[[Jean de Beaugrand]] (1584-1640)
*[[Georges de La Tour]] (1593-1652) *[[Georges de La Tour]] (1593-1652)
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*[[Hyacinthe Rigaud]] (1659-1743) *[[Hyacinthe Rigaud]] (1659-1743)
*[[Nicolas Poussin]] (1594-1665) *[[Nicolas Poussin]] (1594-1665)
 +==Seventeenth century==
 +See also [[French Baroque and Classicism]], [[Louis XIII of France]], [[Cardinal Richelieu]], [[Baroque]], [[Louis XIV of France]], [[Palace of Versailles]], [[Classicism]]
 +*[[Jean de Beaugrand]] (1584-1640) [[lineographer]]
 +*[[Simon Vouet]] (1590-1649) painter
 +*[[Jacques Callot]] (1592-1635) (in Lorraine) engraver
 +*[[Georges de La Tour]] (1593-1652) painter
 +*[[Nicolas Poussin]] (1594-1665) painter
 +*[[Le Nain|Antoine Le Nain]] (before 1600-?) painter
 +*[[Le Nain|Louis Le Nain]] (after 1600-?) painter
 +*[[Abraham Bosse]] (1602-1676) engraver
 +*[[Claude Lorrain|Claude Gelée, called Claude Lorrain]] (1600-1682) painter
 +*[[Philippe de Champaigne]] (1602-1674)
 +*[[Laurent de La Hyre]] (1606-1565) painter
 +*[[Le Nain|Mathieu Le Nain]] (1607-c.1677) painter
 +*[[Pierre Mignard]] (1612-1695) painter
 +*[[Gaspard Dughet]] (1613-1675) French painter
 +*[[André Le Nôtre]] (1613-1700) Landscape architect
 +*[[Eustache Le Sueur]] (1616-1655) painter
 +*[[Sébastien Bourdon]] (1616-1671) painter
 +*[[Charles Le Brun]] (1619-1690) painter, other media
 +*[[Pierre Paul Puget]] (1620-1694) sculptor
 +*[[Guillaume Courtois]] (1628-1679) French painter and etcher
 +*[[Francois Girardon|François Girardon]] (1628-1715) sculptor
 +*[[Claude Lefebvre (artist)|Claude Lefebvre]] (1633-1675) painter and engraver
 +*[[Charles de La Fosse|Charles de la Fosse]] (1636-1716) painter
 +*[[Antoine Coysevox]] (1640-1720) sculptor
 +*[[Charles de La Fosse]] (1640-1716) French painter
 +*[[Étienne Allegrain]] (1644-1736) French topographical painter
 +*[[Jean Jouvenet]] (1644-1717) painter
 +*[[François de Troy]] (1645-1730) painter
 +*[[Nicolas de Largillière]] (1656-1746) painter
 +*[[Hyacinthe Rigaud]] (1659-1743) painter
 +*[[Antoine Coypel]] (1661-1722) sculptor
 +*[[François Desportes]] (1661-1743) painter
 +==See also==
 +*[[18th century French art]]
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The period of the early 17th century shows influences from both the north of Europe (Dutch and Flemish schools) and from Roman painters of the Counter-Reformation. Artists in France frequently debated the merits between Peter Paul Rubens (the Flemish baroque, voluptuous lines and colors) and Nicolas Poussin (rational control, proportion, Roman classicism). There was also a strong Caravaggio school represented in the period by the amazing candle-lit paintings of Georges de La Tour. The wretched and the poor were featured in an almost Dutch manner in the paintings by the three Le Nain brothers. In the paintings of Philippe de Champaigne there are both propagandistic portraits of Louis XIII' s minister Cardinal Richelieu and other more contemplative portraits of people in the Catholic Jansenist sect.

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Patronage

Henri IV

The ascension of Henri IV to the throne brought a period of massive urban development in Paris, including construction on the Pont Neuf, the Place des Vosges (called the "Place Royale"), the Place Dauphine, and parts of the Louvre.

Henri IV also invited the artists Toussaint Dubreuil, Martin Fréminet and Ambroise Dubois to work on the château of Fontainebleau and they are typically called the second School of Fontainebleau.

Marie de Medici

Marie de Medici, Henri IV's queen, invited the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens to France, and the artist painted a number of large-scale works for the queen's Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Another Flemish artist working for the court was Frans Pourbus the younger.

Outside of France

Outside of France, working for the ducs of Lorraine, we find a very different late mannerist style in the artists Jacques Bellange, Claude Deruet and Jacques Callot. Having little contact with the French artists, they developed a heightened and extreme (and often erotic) mannerism (including night scenes and fantastic images), and excellent skill in engraving.

Principal painters

Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607-1677)

Seventeenth century

See also French Baroque and Classicism, Louis XIII of France, Cardinal Richelieu, Baroque, Louis XIV of France, Palace of Versailles, Classicism

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