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Pierre Dumonstier II (1585–1656) was a French artist.
Pierre Dumonstier II (1585–1656) was a French artist.
Life
His family produced several artists. The son ofÉtienne Dumonstier
Étienne Dumonstier, also Nicholas Denizot, (1540–1603) was a French The Renaissance, Renaissance portrait painter.
Not much is known about Dumonstier's life except through his works. He primarily painted portraits for the French Royal family ...
, Pierre was sometimes known as 'le neveu' (the nephew). He was one of at least five family members who specialised in chalk portrait drawings. Only ten drawings by him were catalogued by Louis Damier in his ''Histoire de la peinture de portrait en France au XVIe siècle''. One of these is a 1625 drawing of the hand of Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi ( ; ; 8 July 1593) was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished 17th century, 17th-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio. She was producing professional ...
, probably made just after Dumonstier's arrival in Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
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References
1585 births 1656 deaths 17th-century French painters {{france-artist-stub