Martin Fréminet
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Martin Fréminet was a French painter.
". He was the teacher of Toussaint Dubreuil
who assisted him at Fontainebleau. Around the turn of the century he travelled to Italy where he was influenced by the works of Carravaggio and others. In 1603 he returned north, where until his death he assumed the position of premier peintre du Roi
, or first painter to the King. Several of his ceiling decorations at the Palace of Fontainebleau survive.
Biography
According to the RKD he was a painter and engraver who is considered a member of the Second "School of FontainebleauSchool of Fontainebleau
The Ecole de Fontainebleau refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late Renaissance centered around the royal Château de Fontainebleau, that were crucial in forming the French version of Northern Mannerism....
". He was the teacher of Toussaint Dubreuil
Toussaint Dubreuil
Toussaint Dubreuil was a French painter associated with the second School of Fontainebleau...
who assisted him at Fontainebleau. Around the turn of the century he travelled to Italy where he was influenced by the works of Carravaggio and others. In 1603 he returned north, where until his death he assumed the position of premier peintre du Roi
Premier peintre du Roi
The Premier peintre du Roi was a post within the administration of the Bâtiments du Roi of the département de la Maison du Roi in France under the Ancien Régime, just below the post of directeur général des Bâtiments, Arts et Manufactures de France...
, or first painter to the King. Several of his ceiling decorations at the Palace of Fontainebleau survive.