Noël Coypel

Noël Coypel ( born December 25, 1628 Paris, † December 24, 1707 ) was a French baroque painter and founding father of the prestigious and influential artist Coypel family.

Noël Coypel was the son of an unsuccessful artist and received his education in the Malerwerkstätten by Poncet in Orléans and Quillerier in Paris. He was hired by Charles Errard to paint some pictures for the Louvre and adopted since 1755 repeated direct orders of the king. In 1663 he became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, 1664 Professor and in 1695 its director. From 1672 to 1675 he headed the Académie de France in Rome.

Coypel was characterized by impressive creativity and left a large number of works of art, in addition to panel paintings in various museums and churches murals at showpiece. Under the direction of Charles Le Brun, he participated in the design of the Palace of Versailles, the Palais des Tuileries and the Invalides in Paris, and by the Parliament in Rennes part. The similarity of styles Le Brun and Coypel is obvious, due to the equally distinct influence of Nicolas Poussin Noël Coypel was, however, also known as Coypel le Poussin.

Works (selection)

• Le martyre de St -Jean ( Louvre).