What is Jean Fouquet?
[[File:Jean Fouquet.png|thumb|260px|Jean Fouquet, self-portrait (1450). The earliest [[portrait miniature]], and possibly the earliest formal [[self-portrait]].<ref>As opposed to the artist inserting a small portrait of himself into a much larger religious scene. A 1433 painting by [[Jan van Eyck]] (''[[Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?)|Portrait of a Man]]'') is widely believed to be a self-portrait.</ref>]] '''Jean''' (or '''Jehan''') '''Fouquet''' (1420–1481) was an important [[France|French]] [[Painting|painter]] of the 15th century,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/214842/Jean-Fouquet Encyclopædia Britannica]</ref> a master of both [[panel painting]] and [[Illuminated manuscript|manuscript illumination]], and the apparent inventor of the [[portrait miniature]]. He was the first French artist to travel to Italy and experience first-hand the early [[Italian Renaissance]].<!--Pevsner, Outline. is a citation necessary?--> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fouquet, Jean}} [[Category:1420 births]] [[Category:1481 deaths]] [[Category:French painters]]