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| Jacob Ferdinand Voet (1639–1689) | ||||||||||
| Voet, a portrait painter from the Flemish school, was born in Antwerp, though little is known about his early life there. It seems he was initially influenced by Van Dyck, later by Carlo Maratti during his time in Rome from 1663, and by Justus Sustermans, whom he had met. While in Rome, he gained popularity as a portrait artist, particularly among the papal court and Roman aristocracy, who admired his fashionable, Mignard-like style. Voet was also a favourite among English travellers on the Grand Tour. However, in 1678, Pope Innocent XI expelled him due to his indecently low-cut portraits. After his banishment, he worked in Milan from 1679 to 1680, then in Modena and Parma, before returning to Rome between 1680 and 1681. Voet then moved on to Florence, Turin, Lyon, Paris, and Antwerp, and finally settled in Paris in 1686, where he became court painter to Louis XIV and spent the rest of his life there. | ||||||||||
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