Jean Clouet
(1480–1541, French Renaissance)
A prodigal patron of the arts, he initiated the French Renaissance by attracting many Italian artists to work on the Château de Chambord, including Leonardo da Vinci, who brought the Mona Lisa with him, which Francis had acquired.
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- Jean Clouet
- oil on panel (96 x 74 cm) c.1530
- Louvre (Paris)
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François I
..... started the arts collections at Louvre.
A prodigal patron of the arts, he initiated the French Renaissance by attracting many Italian artists to work on the Château de Chambord, including Leonardo da Vinci, who brought the Mona Lisa with him, which Francis had acquired.
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| Francis I receiving the last breath of Leonardo da Vinci in 1519, by Ingres, painted in 1818. |
Francis' reign saw important cultural changes with the rise of absolute monarchy in France, the spread of humanism and Protestantism, and the beginning of French exploration of the New World. Jacques Cartier and others claimed lands in the Americas for France and paved the way for the expansion of the first French colonial empire.
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School of Fontainebleau (c.1530–c.1610, French)
The Ecole de Fontainebleau refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late Renaissance centered around the royal Château de Fontainebleau, that were crucial in forming the French version of Northern Mannerism. |
| Diana the Huntress - School of Fontainebleau - oil on canvas (190 x 132 cm) 1550-60 - Louvre (Paris) |
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