Simon Vouet
1590–1649 · French · 28 artworks
BaroqueClassicismbalanced compositionsrich color palettesdramatic lightingelegant figure drawingclassical drapery
artist bio
Simon Vouet was a French painter who significantly influenced the development of French Baroque painting. He is known for introducing Italian Baroque style to France and training a generation of prominent French artists.
what you'll learn
Studying Vouet's work allows students to understand the transition from Mannerism to Baroque and the influence of Italian art on French painting. Students can learn about composition, color, and the depiction of emotion in religious and mythological scenes.
related: Nicolas Poussin, Charles Le Brun, Guido Reni
28 artworks
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
1641
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Judith with the Head of Holophernes
1625
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Louis XIII
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Artemisia Building the Mausolaeum
1645
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Angelo Con Dadi E Tunica
1625
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La Virgen Y El Niño, Con Santa Isabel, San Juan Bautista Y Santa Catalina
1626
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Angelo Con La Lancia Della Passione
1625
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Hesselin Madonna
1645
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St. Catherine
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Heavenly Charity
1640
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Cérès, Déesse Des Moissons
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The Muses Urania and Calliope.
1634
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Amanti
1618
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The Fortune Teller
1617
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Angels bearing the instruments of the Passion
1625
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Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Chalice
1623
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Apollo Und Die Musen (detail)
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Allégorie De La Vertu Dit Autrefois Allégorie De La Victoire
1634
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Self-portrait
1627
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The Entombment
1649
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David with the Head of Goliath
1622
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The Annunciation
1645
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Saint Sebastian
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Virginia da Vezzo, the Artist's Wife, as the Magdalen
1627
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Squire-at-arms - Saint Guillaume d'Aquitaine
1625
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Aeneas and His Faher Fleeing Troy
1635
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Diana
1637
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The Toilette of Venus
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