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The noble house of Lorraine was an independent court with its ancestral seat in Nancy until the beginning of the 18th century. Far from the splendor and opulence of the great palaces of the European aristocracy, the dukes lived a pleasant life. The clockmaker of the Duke of Lorraine, was the father of the future artist and court painter Claude Deruet. The center of his artistic life was Nancy, the city in which, the artist was born and later appointed painter of the court.
Jacques Bellange was the leading painter of the duchy when the young Claude began his training with the artist. The years of apprenticeship were interrupted by trips to Italy. Claude Deruet visited artists in Italy and France, making friendly contacts. Guiseppe Cesari and Philippe Thomassin are considered to be models that influenced the development of Claude Deruet. The painter created wall and ceiling paintings for Pope Paul V in his villa in Rome. In return, Paul V supported the artist's work and appointed him a knight of the Papal Order of Portugal. Deruet returned to the Lorraine court with a treasure of valuable experience and highly decorated. Here he soon replaced his teacher and took over the position of court painter. In addition to painting, his duties included organizing festivities, managing the library, and accompanying the ducal family on their travels. In return, the painter retained the freedom of artistic creation and found himself in a comfortable economic position. Deruet could realize his ideas independently of the requirements of a guild and thus had the status of a free artist of modern times.
With the 17th century, European painting was under the influence of the Baroque. Claude Deruet never fully joined this style of art. Some art scholars classify him in the mannerist painting. An art form that was used over a short period of time and ended with the year 1600. Deruet took much from his teacher Jacques Bellange, a Mannerist, and solidified his painting style in his works. Mannerism allows the artist to devote himself to a style entirely his own and to emphasize it. A style to which Deruet could devote himself because of his position. The artist received high prestige for his work during his lifetime and was elevated to nobility for his work. Contrary to the political tensions within Europe, Deruet maintained close contacts with the French royal family and beyond the borders of Lorraine. After the artist's death, it became apparent that he was not only a designer, but also a great collector of works of art.
The noble house of Lorraine was an independent court with its ancestral seat in Nancy until the beginning of the 18th century. Far from the splendor and opulence of the great palaces of the European aristocracy, the dukes lived a pleasant life. The clockmaker of the Duke of Lorraine, was the father of the future artist and court painter Claude Deruet. The center of his artistic life was Nancy, the city in which, the artist was born and later appointed painter of the court.
Jacques Bellange was the leading painter of the duchy when the young Claude began his training with the artist. The years of apprenticeship were interrupted by trips to Italy. Claude Deruet visited artists in Italy and France, making friendly contacts. Guiseppe Cesari and Philippe Thomassin are considered to be models that influenced the development of Claude Deruet. The painter created wall and ceiling paintings for Pope Paul V in his villa in Rome. In return, Paul V supported the artist's work and appointed him a knight of the Papal Order of Portugal. Deruet returned to the Lorraine court with a treasure of valuable experience and highly decorated. Here he soon replaced his teacher and took over the position of court painter. In addition to painting, his duties included organizing festivities, managing the library, and accompanying the ducal family on their travels. In return, the painter retained the freedom of artistic creation and found himself in a comfortable economic position. Deruet could realize his ideas independently of the requirements of a guild and thus had the status of a free artist of modern times.
With the 17th century, European painting was under the influence of the Baroque. Claude Deruet never fully joined this style of art. Some art scholars classify him in the mannerist painting. An art form that was used over a short period of time and ended with the year 1600. Deruet took much from his teacher Jacques Bellange, a Mannerist, and solidified his painting style in his works. Mannerism allows the artist to devote himself to a style entirely his own and to emphasize it. A style to which Deruet could devote himself because of his position. The artist received high prestige for his work during his lifetime and was elevated to nobility for his work. Contrary to the political tensions within Europe, Deruet maintained close contacts with the French royal family and beyond the borders of Lorraine. After the artist's death, it became apparent that he was not only a designer, but also a great collector of works of art.