Nicolas Poussin

Nicolas Poussin

male, deceased (1665)
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the French Baroque style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, order and favors line over color....
Urbain Grandier

Urbain Grandier

male, deceased (1634)
Urbain Grandier was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft. Grandier served as priest in the...
Jules Cardinal Mazarin

Jules Cardinal Mazarin

male, deceased (1661)
Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino (July 14 1602 - March 9 1661) was an accomplished Italian politician who served as the chief minister...
George Arliss

George Arliss

male, deceased (1946)
George Arliss (April 10, 1868- February 5 1946) was a British actor, author, playwright and film maker who found success in America. He was born in...
Jacques Lemercier

Jacques Lemercier

male, deceased (1654)
Jacques Lemercier was a French architect and engineer, one of the influential trio that included Louis Le Vau and François Mansart who formed the c...
Concino Concini

Concino Concini

male, deceased (1617)
Concino Concini, Count della Penna, Marquis and Maréchal d'Ancre, was an Italian politician, best known for being a minister of Louis XIII of F...
Miles Mander

Miles Mander

male, deceased (1946)
Miles Mander (May 14 1888-February 8 1946), born Lionel Henry Mander (and sometimes credited as Luther Miles), was a well-known and versatile...
François Leclerc du Tremblay

François Leclerc du Tremblay

male, deceased (1638)
François Leclerc du Tremblay, also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the el...
Duchesse D'Aiguillon

Duchesse D'Aiguillon

female, deceased (1675)
Marie Madeleine de Vignerot du Pont de Courlay, Duchesse d'Aiguillon was the daughter of Cardinal Richelieu's sister, Françoise du Plessis and her h...
Michel de Marillac

Michel de Marillac

male, deceased (1632)
Michel de Marillac was a French jurist and counsellor at the court of Louis XIII of France, one of the leading "dévots". His uncle was Charles de M...