Jean cousin the elder

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Eva Prima Pandora , Louvre, Paris

Jean Cousin (* around 1490 in Soucy near Sens ; † around 1560/61 in Paris ) was a French painter and graphic artist.

Life

Jean Cousin, born around 1490 in Soucy near Sens, began his career in his hometown. He studied glass painting with Jean Hympe and Grassot. In 1530 he finished work on the stained glass windows of Sens Cathedral , which depict the legend of Saint Eutropius . He also designed windows for locks around Sens.

Around 1540 Jean Cousin moved to Paris, where he continued his career as a glass painter and created his most famous work, the windows of the castle chapel in Vincennes Castle . He also created templates for tapestries and painted oil paintings. Jean Cousin is also known as a graphic artist and book illustrator.

Jean Cousin the Elder enjoyed an international reputation during his lifetime and is one of the most important exponents of French Renaissance painting. His son Jean Cousin the Younger was also active as a painter, sculptor and graphic artist.

Works (selection)

  • Eva Prima Pandora , 1549, Louvre , Paris
  • Windows in two chapels of Sens Cathedral, before 1530
  • Window in the castle chapel of Vincennes, 1552
  • Templates for 8 carpets on the story of Saint Genoveva of Paris , 1541, and for 8 carpets on the life of Saint Mamas , 1543
  • Book illustrations: Orus Apollo , 1543, and Livre des coutumes des Sens , 1556
Fonts
  • Livre de perspective . Le Rojer, Paris 1560 (theoretical work on perspective theory, digitized version ).

literature

  • Cécile Scailliérez (Ed.): Jean Cousin, père et fils. Une famille de peter au XVIe siècle. Actes des journées d'études, 15-16 November 2011, Paris; suivies d'une exposition au Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts Graphiques, from 17 October 2013 to 13 January 2014. Louvre, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-35031-455-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME Cousin, Jean the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cousin, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1490
PLACE OF BIRTH Soucy (Yonne)
DATE OF DEATH around 1560
Place of death Paris