Jean II Restout (26 March 1692 – 1 January 1768) 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

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contemporaries.Michael Levey, ''Rococo to Revolution: Major Trends in Eighteenth-Century Painting'' (1985) p. 36 and illus..

Biography

Jean Restout was born in Rouen, the son of

Jean I Restout Jean Restout the Elder (15 November 1666, in Caen – 20 October 1702, in Rouen) was a French painter. He was part of the Restout dynasty of painters, studying under his father Marguerin Restout. He is called "the Elder" to distinguish him from ...

and Marie M. Jouvenet, sister and pupil of the then well-known painter

Jean Jouvenet Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet (1 May 1644 – 5 April 1717) was a French painter, especially of religious subjects. Biography He was born into an artistic family in Rouen. His first training in art was from his father, Laurent Jouvenet; a generation ea ...

. In 1717, the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture having elected him a member on his work for the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

, he remained in

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, instead of proceeding to

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, exhibited at all the salons, and filled successively every post of academical distinction. His works, chiefly

altar-piece An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting o ...

s (Louvre Museum), ceilings and designs for

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tapestries, were engraved by Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Drevet and others. His son, Jean-Bernard Restout (1732–1797), won the Prix de Rome in 1758, and on his return from Italy was received into the Academy; but his refusal to comply with rules led to a quarrel with that body. Roland appointed him keeper of the Garde Meuble, but this piece of favor nearly cost him his life during the Terror.

Gallery

File:La Présentation du Christ au temple - Restout.JPG, ''The Presentation of Christ in the Temple'' (1759),

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File:Jean II Restout - Ananias Restoring the Sight of St Paul - WGA19317.jpg, '' Ananias Restoring the Sight of St Paul'' (1719) File:Restout - Le Triomphe de Mardochée.JPG, ''The Triumph of Mordecai'' (1755) File:Lille Pdba restout pelerins.jpg, ''The Pilgrims of

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'' (1735), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Restout, Jean 18th-century French painters French male painters 1692 births 1768 deaths Artists from Rouen 18th-century French male artists