Simon Vouet

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Simon Vouet (French pronunciation: [simɔ̃ vwɛ]; 9 January 1590 – 30 June 1649) was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France.

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