Jean Nocret [SEP] place of birth
Jean Nocret
Jean Nocret (December 1615/17, Nancy- November 1672, Paris) was a French painter who is best known for his portraits of the French royal family. Many portraits of uncertain origin have been attributed to him.
Biography.
His was a student of Jean LeClerc. Later, he travelled to Rome, where he met Nicolas Poussin and did some work for Poussin's patron, Paul Fréart de Chantelou. Poussin, however, thought that Nocret was a pretentious young man and complained that he left his work
them depicted scenes relating to the goddess Minerva.
His son, Jean-Charles (1648-1719), was also a portraitist, but did history painting as well. After his father's death, he was called upon to decorate the Queen's apartments at Versailles.
Further reading.
- Édouard Meaume, "Jean Nocret, peintre lorrain", Grosjean-Maupin, 1886
External links.
- ArtNet: More paintings by Nocret