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François Clouet

1510 - 1572

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François Clouet (c. 1510 – 22 December 1572), son of Jean Clouet, was a French Renaissance miniaturist and painter, particularly known for his detailed portraits of the French ruling family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Clouet has received more than 224,610 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). François Clouet is the 406th most popular painter (down from 370th in 2019), the 1,340th most popular biography from France (down from 1,201st in 2019) and the 89th most popular French Painter.

François Clouet was a French painter and draftsman of the late Renaissance. He is best known for his portraits of members of the French royal family, including Henry IV of France, Catherine de' Medici, and Marguerite de Valois.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, François Clouet ranks 406 out of 1,421. Before him are Bartholomeus Spranger, Albert Anker, Stefano di Giovanni, Cennino Cennini, Abraham Bloemaert, and Antonis Mor. After him are Bob Ross, John Tenniel, Wilhelm Busch, Jules Chéret, Giovanni Segantini, and Cristofano Allori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, François Clouet ranks 10. Before him are Renée of France, Aloysius Lilius, Jacopo Bassano, Mikael Agricola, Gonzalo Pizarro, and Gracia Mendes Nasi. After him are Elena Glinskaya, Túpac Huallpa, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Oda Nobuhide, Jacob Clemens non Papa, and Francesco de' Rossi. Among people deceased in 1572, François Clouet ranks 14. Before him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, Isaac Luria, Longqing Emperor, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Archduchess Barbara of Austria. After him are Petrus Ramus, Miguel López de Legazpi, Ippolito II d'Este, Moses Isserles, Jean Goujon, and Claude Goudimel.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Clouet ranks 1,340 out of 6,011. Before him are Gustave Charpentier (1860), Raymond Loewy (1893), Jean Giono (1895), Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), and Georges Auric (1899). After him are Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Lambert Wilson (1958), Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), and Georges Bidault (1899).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, François Clouet ranks 89. Before him are Marie Laurencin (1883), Armand Guillaumin (1841), Édouard Vuillard (1868), Eugène Atget (1857), Jean-Marc Nattier (1685), and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827). After him are Jules Chéret (1836), Albert Marquet (1875), André Lhote (1885), Ernest Meissonier (1815), Hubert Robert (1733), and Jean Clouet (1480).

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