Jean Petitot

Jean Petitot was a French painter (1607–1691). He was born at Geneva and died at Vevey.

Also recorded as Jean (le vieux) Petitot; Jean Petitot I; Jean I Petitot; Jean, I Petitot; Jean, le vieux Petitot; Giovanni Petitot.

Jean Petitot in brief

Born
1607
Died
1691
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Geneva
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Jean (le vieux) Petitot, Jean Petitot I, Jean I Petitot, Jean, I Petitot and Jean, le vieux Petitot. His recorded languages were French and German. His recorded confession was Protestantism.

He was the child of Faule Petitot. One child is recorded: Jean Louis Petitot.

Recognition and collections

Work by Jean Petitot is held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum and Rijksmuseum.

Identity

What the record establishes about Jean Petitot.

Mlle de Montpensier, Dessinée par Deveria d'après l'émail de Petitot du Musée Royal & gravée par Johannot frères BOYER 1880 is catalogued and held by Boyer collection (inventory BOYER 1880). Anna Maria, 1601-1666, princess of Austria, queen of France, married to Louis XIII, king of France is dated 1667 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 994). Caritas (Boit after Cignani) resp. Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon, Duchess de Longueville (Petitot) is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2574). Anne de Rohan-Guéméné (1606-1685), Duchess of Montbazon, lady-in-waiting at Louis XIV:s court is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 992). Fontanges (Marie-Angélique de Scoraille de Roussille duchesse de) +1681 BOYER 1062 is catalogued and held by Boyer collection (inventory BOYER 1062). Anna (1601-66) av Österrike, drottning av Frankrike, g m Ludvig XIII, 1645 is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2168).

Portrait of Leopold I (1640-1705) is dated Second half of 17th century and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.445). Francoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, 1641-1707, marquise de Montespan is dated 1650 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 993). Charles (1630–1685), Prince of Wales, later Charles II is dated 1638 and held by Harley Gallery and Foundation (inventory 0023). Portrait of Marie d'Orléans is dated 1700 and held by Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre (inventory RF 184, Recto). George Villiers (1592–1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham is dated 1640 and held by Harley Gallery and Foundation (inventory 0024). Marguerite Louise d’Orléans, Grand Duchess of Tuscany is dated 1660 and held by Tansey Collection (inventory Kat.-Nr. 41).

Boîte à portrait de Louis XIV is dated 1680 and held by Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre (inventory OA 12280). Mrs Jane Midleton, hovdam vid Karl II:s hov, England is dated 1675 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 991). Charles II, 1630-1685, king of England and Scotland is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 988). Charles I, 1600-1649, king of England and Scotland is dated 1639 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 989). Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans (1644-1670) is dated 1660 and held by Royal Collection (inventory RCIN 421755). Boîte à portrait figurant Louis XIV et Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche is catalogued and held by private collection.

Portrait of Lodewijk XIV de Bourbon (1638-1715) is dated 1670 and held by Rijksmuseum (inventory SK-A-4354). Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox is dated 1643 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 1313). Miniature of Marie Louise Gonzaga is dated 1700 and held by Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory 667-1882). Queen Henrietta Maria (1609–1669) is dated 1639 and held by Harley Gallery and Foundation (inventory 0022). Louise Marie Francoise of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1646-1683) is dated 1671 and held by Royal Collection. Hedvig Sofia, Landgravine of Hessen-Cassel is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2170).

Works and catalogued output

What Jean Petitot produced.

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 2 works under this heading. The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues 2 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 39 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 3 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 12 works under this heading.

Catalogued works

45 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1600 to 1700.

Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans (1644-1670), dated 1660, held by Royal Collection, inventory RCIN 421755. Boîte à portrait figurant Louis XIV et Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, held by private collection. Boîte à portrait de Louis XIV, dated 1680, held by Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre, inventory OA 12280. Marguerite Louise d’Orléans, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, dated 1660, held by Tansey Collection, inventory Kat.-Nr. 41. Portrait of Marie d'Orléans, dated 1700, held by Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre, inventory RF 184, Recto. Portrait of Marie Louise Gonzaga, dated 1700, held by Condé Museum, inventory OA 1492. Miniature of Marie Louise Gonzaga, dated 1700, held by Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory 667-1882. Portrait of Lodewijk XIV de Bourbon (1638-1715), dated 1670, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory SK-A-4354. Portrait of a Woman, dated 1700, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.122.71. Anna of Austria, Queen of France, dated 1700, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory S 418. Francoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, 1641-1707, marquise de Montespan, dated 1650, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 993. Anna Maria, 1601-1666, princess of Austria, queen of France, married to Louis XIII, king of France, dated 1667, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 994. Charles II, 1630-1685, king of England and Scotland, dated 1700, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 988. Louis XIV, 1638-1715, king of France, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2564. Charles I, 1600-1649, king of England and Scotland, dated 1639, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 989. Madame de Dreux, dated 1700, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 987. Louis XIV, King of France, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2169. Caritas (Boit after Cignani) resp. Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon, Duchess de Longueville (Petitot), dated 1700, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2574. Mademoiselle de Borcèle, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2536. Unknown woman, dated 1700, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 1089. Unknown lady, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 1131. Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, dated 1643, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 1313. Okänd dam, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 1556. Hedvig Sofia, Landgravine of Hessen-Cassel, dated 1700, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2170. Mrs Jane Midleton, hovdam vid Karl II:s hov, England, dated 1675, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 991. Anne de Rohan-Guéméné (1606-1685), Duchess of Montbazon, lady-in-waiting at Louis XIV:s court, dated 1700, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 992. Self-portrait, dated 1674, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 996. Fontanges (Marie-Angélique de Scoraille de Roussille duchesse de) +1681 BOYER 1062, held by Boyer collection, inventory BOYER 1062. Louise Marie Francoise of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1646-1683), dated 1671, held by Royal Collection. Jean Petitot (1607–1691), held by Harley Gallery and Foundation, inventory 0025. Charles (1630–1685), Prince of Wales, later Charles II, dated 1638, held by Harley Gallery and Foundation, inventory 0023. Charles I (1600–1649), dated 1638, held by Harley Gallery and Foundation, inventory 0021. Queen Henrietta Maria (1609–1669), dated 1639, held by Harley Gallery and Foundation, inventory 0022. George Villiers (1592–1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham, dated 1640, held by Harley Gallery and Foundation, inventory 0024. Au nom du sens. Naturaliser la phénoménologie. Histoire du libéralisme en Europe. Logos et théorie des catastrophes, à partir de l'œuvre de René Thom. Naturalizing phenomenology. Cognitive Morphodynamics Dynamical Morphological Models Of Constituency In Perception And Syntax. Neurogéométrie de la vision. Portrait of Leopold I (1640-1705), dated Second half of 17th century, enamel on gold (?), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.445. Portrait of King Louis XIV, dated 1600s, enamel in a silver and diamond frame, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1940.1216. Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria, dated miniature, c. 1676; box, 1775–76, gold, enamel, and miniature, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1957.405. Abraham Cowley. Etching by C. Townly after J. Petitot., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Nationalmuseum: 21 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Boyer collection: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Harley Gallery and Foundation: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Royal Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. private collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Tansey Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Condé Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Petitot, Jean, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Petitot, Jean, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Petitot, Jean, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Three Fundamental Contributions by Jean Petitot to Semiotics, Lecture Notes in Morphogenesis, 2024.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French and German.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are England and Paris.

Work by Jean Petitot is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum, Rijksmuseum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Chronology

  1. 1592George Villiers (1592–1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham is dated 1640 and held by Harley Gallery and Foundation (inventory 0024).
  2. 1600Charles I, 1600-1649, king of England and Scotland is dated 1639 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 989).
  3. 1601Anna Maria, 1601-1666, princess of Austria, queen of France, married to Louis XIII, king of France is dated 1667 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 994).
  4. 1601Anna (1601-66) av Österrike, drottning av Frankrike, g m Ludvig XIII, 1645 is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2168).
  5. 1606Anne de Rohan-Guéméné (1606-1685), Duchess of Montbazon, lady-in-waiting at Louis XIV:s court is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 992).
  6. 1607Jean Petitot born at Geneva.
  7. 1607Jean Petitot was born in 1607 at Geneva.
  8. 1609Queen Henrietta Maria (1609–1669) is dated 1639 and held by Harley Gallery and Foundation (inventory 0022).
  9. 1630Charles (1630–1685), Prince of Wales, later Charles II is dated 1638 and held by Harley Gallery and Foundation (inventory 0023).
  10. 1630Charles II, 1630-1685, king of England and Scotland is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 988).
  11. 1638Portrait of Lodewijk XIV de Bourbon (1638-1715) is dated 1670 and held by Rijksmuseum (inventory SK-A-4354).
  12. 1640Portrait of Leopold I (1640-1705) is dated Second half of 17th century and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.445).
  13. 1641Francoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, 1641-1707, marquise de Montespan is dated 1650 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 993).
  14. 1643Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox is dated 1643 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 1313).
  15. 1644Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans (1644-1670) is dated 1660 and held by Royal Collection (inventory RCIN 421755).
  16. 1646Louise Marie Francoise of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1646-1683) is dated 1671 and held by Royal Collection.
  17. 1650Francoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, 1641-1707, marquise de Montespan (Nationalmuseum).
  18. 1660Marguerite Louise d’Orléans, Grand Duchess of Tuscany is dated 1660 and held by Tansey Collection (inventory Kat.-Nr. 41).
  19. 1660Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans (1644-1670) (Royal Collection).
  20. 1660Marguerite Louise d’Orléans, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (Tansey Collection).
  21. 1667Anna Maria, 1601-1666, princess of Austria, queen of France, married to Louis XIII, king of France (Nationalmuseum).
  22. 1670Portrait of Lodewijk XIV de Bourbon (1638-1715) (Rijksmuseum).
  23. 1675Mrs Jane Midleton, hovdam vid Karl II:s hov, England is dated 1675 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 991).
  24. 1680Boîte à portrait de Louis XIV is dated 1680 and held by Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre (inventory OA 12280).
  25. 1680Boîte à portrait de Louis XIV (Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre).
  26. 1681Fontanges (Marie-Angélique de Scoraille de Roussille duchesse de) +1681 BOYER 1062 is catalogued and held by Boyer collection (inventory BOYER 1062).
  27. 1691Jean Petitot died at Vevey.
  28. 1691Jean Petitot died in 1691 at Vevey.
  29. 1700Portrait of a Woman (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  30. 1700Anna of Austria, Queen of France (Finnish National Gallery).
  31. 1700Charles II, 1630-1685, king of England and Scotland (Nationalmuseum).
  32. 1700Caritas (Boit after Cignani) resp. Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon, Duchess de Longueville (Petitot) is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2574).
  33. 1700Portrait of Marie d'Orléans is dated 1700 and held by Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre (inventory RF 184, Recto).
  34. 1700Miniature of Marie Louise Gonzaga is dated 1700 and held by Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory 667-1882).
  35. 1700Hedvig Sofia, Landgravine of Hessen-Cassel is dated 1700 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2170).
  36. 1700Portrait of Marie d'Orléans (Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre).
  37. 1700Portrait of Marie Louise Gonzaga (Condé Museum).
  38. 1880Mlle de Montpensier, Dessinée par Deveria d'après l'émail de Petitot du Musée Royal & gravée par Johannot frères BOYER 1880 is catalogued and held by Boyer collection (inventory BOYER 1880).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Mathematical Physics and Formalized Epistermology: Debate with Jean Petitot, Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, Cognition and Action, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Jean Petitot (Internet Archive), 12 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Petitot, Jean, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Petitot, Jean, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Petitot, Jean, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Three Fundamental Contributions by Jean Petitot to Semiotics, Lecture Notes in Morphogenesis, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 17 articles naming Jean Petitot.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 8 digitised items catalogued under Jean Petitot as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jean Petitot.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Jean Petitot.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Jean Petitot.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q556676: Jean Petitot

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  13. 13.

    “Jean Petitot”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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