Jean I Restout
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Jean Restout was a French painter and part of the Restout
dynasty of painters, studying under his father Marguerin Restout. He is also known as Jean I Restout or Jean Restout the elder to distinguish him from his son Jean II Restout
, also an artist.
He married Magdeleine Jouvenet, sister of Jean Jouvenet
, and his style resembles that of his brother-in-law so closely that many of Restout's paintings are misattributed to Jouvenet.
Restout
The Restout family was a French dynasty of painters from Normandy, including the painters:* Marguerin Restout and his sons:** Marc Restout, and his sons:*** Jacques Restout,...
dynasty of painters, studying under his father Marguerin Restout. He is also known as Jean I Restout or Jean Restout the elder to distinguish him from his son Jean II Restout
Jean II Restout
Jean II Restout was a French painter, whose late baroque classicism rendered his altarpieces, such as the Death of Saint Scholastica an "isolated achievement" that ran counter to his rococo contemporaries.-Biography:...
, also an artist.
He married Magdeleine Jouvenet, sister of Jean Jouvenet
Jean Jouvenet
Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet was a French painter, especially of religious subjects.He was born into an artistic family in Rouen...
, and his style resembles that of his brother-in-law so closely that many of Restout's paintings are misattributed to Jouvenet.