Jehan Cousin the Younger
Illustration — Jean Cousin the Younger's Livre de Portraiture (Paris, 1608) • Illustration — Jean Cousin the Younger's The Last Judgement, Louvre Jean Cousin the Younger ("le jeune", sometimes given as Jehan in the old style instead of Jean) (ca. 1522–1595) was born in Sens, France around 1522, the son of the famous painter and sculptor Jean Cousin the Elder ca. 1560) who was often compared to his noted contemporary, Albrecht Dürer.
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Jehan Cousin the Younger
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- 1522.
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- France.
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- painter, sculptor, printmaker and draftsperson.
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Illustration — Jean Cousin the Younger's Livre de Portraiture (Paris, 1608) • Illustration — Jean Cousin the Younger's The Last Judgement, Louvre Jean Cousin the Younger ("le jeune", sometimes given as Jehan in the old style instead of Jean) (ca. 1522–1595) was born in Sens, France around 1522, the son of the famous painter and sculptor Jean Cousin the Elder ca. 1560) who was often compared to his noted contemporary, Albrecht Dürer.
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Having trained to become an artist under his father, Jean the Younger showed as much talent as his father, and their work is nearly indistinguishable even to the expert. While there have been some reports that an edition of Livre de Pourtraicture was first printed in 1571 and again in 1589, no copies appear to exist. Instead, the most likely first printing of the work was 1595 in Paris by David Leclerc, with woodcuts engraved by Jean Leclerc, just after Jean the Younger's death. The book is one of the most famous on the subject of artistic anatomy and was printed again and again into the late 17th century.
Jehan Cousin the Younger is recorded as painter, sculptor, printmaker and draftsperson. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Jehan Cousin and Jean Cousin the Younger. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Jean Cousin.
![The Last Judgment: the graves open and the dead emerge. Line engraving by P. de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger., [between 1726 and 1738], by Jehan Cousin the Younger](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0042555/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
The Last Judgment: the graves open and the dead emerge. Line engraving by P. de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger., [between 1726 and 1738], by Jehan Cousin the Younger
Jehan Cousin the Younger · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
![The Last Judgment: the world lies in ruins and sinners in hell are tortured by monstrous devils. Engraving by Petrus de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger., [between 1726 and 1738], by Jehan Cousin the Younger](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0042556/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
The Last Judgment: the world lies in ruins and sinners in hell are tortured by monstrous devils. Engraving by Petrus de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger., [between 1726 and 1738], by Jehan Cousin the Younger
Jehan Cousin the Younger · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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1522
Jehan Cousin the Younger was born in 1522.
1594
Jehan Cousin the Younger died at Paris.
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- 1.Peintre et sculpteur souvent comparé à Dürer (1490-v. 1560)
- 2.Persée, Les deux Jehan Cousin (1490-1560 - 1522-1594), Année 1909, Volume 53, pages 102-107
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Dictionnaire de biographie française. Letouzey et Ane. 1933-.
- History and bibliography of anatomic illustration in its relation to anatomic science and the graphic arts. Hafner. 1962.
- Ruth Mortimer. Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts catalogue of books and manuscripts. Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press. 1. 1964.
- Guy-Michel Leproux, « Quelques éclairages sur la vie et la carrière de Jean Cousin le jeune », Documents d'histoire parisienne, n°12, 2011.
- Guy-Michel Leproux, « Jean Cousin père et fils d’après les textes », dans Cécile Scailliérez (dir.), Jean Cousin père et fils : une famille de peintres au XVIe siècle, cat. exp. Paris, musée du Louvre, 2 octobre-16 décembre 2013, Paris, Somogy, 2013, p. 14-23.
- Dominique Cordellier, « Jean Cousin père et Jean Cousin fils : compléments à leurs œuvres dessinés », dans Frédéric Elsig (dir.), Peindre à Paris aux XVIe-XVIIe siècles, Milan, Silvana Editoriale, 2024, p. 283-299.
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