Background
Arnould de Vuez was born into a minor family in Saint-Omer - his father served as a soldier in order to feed his 8 children.
Arnould de Vuez was born into a minor family in Saint-Omer - his father served as a soldier in order to feed his 8 children.
Family and training
Arnould left his birthplace for Paris to perfect his painting technique in the studio of Luc, a Récollet monk. Back in Paris, Arnould was under the protection of Charles Le Brun at the court of Louis XIV. A may at Notre Dame de Paris commissioned Arnould to paint "The Incredulity of Street Thomas", held since the French Revolution at the primatiale st Jean de Lyon. On Lebrun"s death Arnould established himself in Lille for fifty years, and the town was to offer him many opportunities.
His style was strongly influenced by the Italian Renaissance and the sense of colour in Flemish artists like Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.
