VOUET, Simon
(b. 1590, Paris, d. 1649, Paris)

Portrait of a Man

c. 1628
Oil on canvas, 58 x 47 cm
Private collection

This portrait is dated to shortly after Vouet's return to Paris from Italy at the end of 1627. It is one of the very first works in which the painter sought out a new style to adapt himself to French trends. The physical appearance of the sitter is a type that was fashionable at the court of Louis XIII.