Jean Tassel (1608 - 1667)

• Was a French painter.
• Tassel specialized in mythological and genre scenes.
• He also did some portraits.
• He was born to a family of painters.
• In addition to his father Richard, his grandfather Pierre, granduncle Adrien and cousin Daniel of Chaumont were all painters.
• His mother, Marguerite, was the daughter of a goldsmith.
• He probably received most of his training in the family workshop.
• Later, he travelled to Rome where, in 1634, he is listed in the register of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo.
• Documents from 1636 indicate that he was in Avignon.
• He was back in Langres in 1647, when he married Simone Contet.
• He spent the remained of his life there and held some municipal offices.
• His workshop took orders from the entire province.
• Customers in Dijon were especially numerous, as evidenced by the number of his paintings seized from religious communities there during the Revolution.
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