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Perréal, Jean
Perréal, Jean (or Jean de Paris) (b ?c.1450/60; d Paris, 1530). French painter, architect, sculptor, and designer. He was the most renowned French artist of his time, painter to three successive kings ( Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I), but few works survive that can be confidently associated with him. They are mainly manuscript illuminations, but a portrait of Louis XII (c.1514) in the British Royal Collection is attributed to him by some authorities (others consider it a copy). These works show Perréal as a master of scrupulous naturalism, and it has been suggested that he is to be identified with the Master of Moulins. Perréal travelled to Italy several times; on one of these visits he met Leonardo, who mentions him in his notebooks and says he was introduced by him to ‘the manner of dry colouring’—what we now call pastel.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Perréal, Jean." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Perréal, Jean." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PerralJean.html IAN CHILVERS. "Perréal, Jean." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PerralJean.html |
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Perréal, Jean
Perréal, Jean (also called Jean de Paris) (c.1450/60–1530). French painter, architect, sculptor, and designer. He was the most renowned French artist of his time, painter to three successive kings ( Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I), but few works survive that can be confidently associated with him. They are mainly manuscript illuminations, but a portrait of Louis XII (c.1514) in the Royal Collection is attributed to him by some authorities (others consider it a copy). These works show Perréal as a master of scrupulous naturalism, and it has been suggested that he is to be identified with the Master of Moulins. Perréal travelled to Italy several times and on one of these journeys he met Leonardo, who mentions him in his notebooks.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Perréal, Jean." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Perréal, Jean." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-PerralJean.html IAN CHILVERS. "Perréal, Jean." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-PerralJean.html |
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