Jean Fouquet

The Profile

Jean Fouquet (born c.1420, died 1481) was a French painter and manuscript illuminator active in the 15th century, known for panel paintings and illuminated manuscripts including the Melun Diptych and portraits.

Born circa 1420 and died in 1481; leading French painter and illuminator of the mid-15th century; produced panel paintings and manuscript illumination; associated with the Melun Diptych and a portrait tradition including a portrait of Charles VII.

DeBaser hosts a single vivid review of Jean Fouquet's Madonna del Latte by CristianoDA. The reviewer mixes personal reaction, historical notes on Agnes Sorel, and iconographic context (nursing Madonna). The review highlights the painting's surprising power and historical controversies over depictions of the nursing Virgin.