Jean-Michel Picart or Jean-Michel Picard[1] (Antwerp, c. 1600 – Paris, 24 November 1682) was a Flemish still life painter and art dealer active in France. After training in Antwerp, he moved to Paris where he had a brilliant career and became court painter to king Louis XIV. He is known for his flower and fruit still lifes.[2] He was together with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer one of the most successful still life painters in France in his time.[3] As an art dealer he was a link between Antwerp dealers and the Paris market.[4]
- ^ Alternative spellings: Jean Michel Picart, Jean Michel Picart, Jean Picart, Jean Picard
- ^ Jean-Michel Picart at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
- ^ Jean-Michel Picart, Floral still life with a snail and butterfly at Lempertz
- ^ Michael North, David Ormrod, Markets for Art, 1400-1800, Universidad de Sevilla, 1998, p. 114