Jean Daret

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Jean Daret
Daret-autoportrait.jpg
Self-portrait (1636; Hermitage, St. Petersburg)
Born1613
Died1668
NationalityFlemish
OccupationPainter

Jean Daret (1613–1668) was a Flemish artist.[1][2][3][4]

Jean Daret, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis de Cinq-Mars, ca. 1642

Biography[]

Jean Daret was born in Brussels in 1613.[5]

He was appointed an official painter for King Louis XIV.[5] He specialised in decorating mansions, namely Chateau de Chateaurenard, at Rue Gaston Saporta, in Aix-en-Provence.[5]

He died in Aix-en-Provence at age 55.

Legacy[]

  • The rue Jean Daret in Aix-en-Provence is named after him.[6]

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