Francois I, King of France, 1494-1547 – Vintage Wall Art
![Francois I, King of France, 1494-1547, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/41/413ea6c8b947-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Francois I, King of France, 1494-1547, a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Francois I, King of France, 1494-1547
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Francis I, who reigned as King of France from 1515 to 1547, is shown here in a reproduction of a painting traditionally attributed to François Clouet, the court painter whose portraits helped set the standard for French royal likeness in the 16th century. Francis was a major patron of the arts; he brought Leonardo da Vinci to France and filled the royal palaces with Italian and French work, so a portrait of him carries the weight of a Renaissance court seeking to project power through image. The record notes only one print and no date, so the reproduction's exact origin is uncertain, but the attribution to Clouet ties the image to a celebrated circle of French portraiture.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Repro. of painting attributed to F. Clouet. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Publ. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,152 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156647 |
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