Jean Michelin (1616–1670) was a French

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

painter. Michelin started out in his career as primarily a

bamboccianti The ''Bamboccianti'' were Genre works, genre painters active in Rome from about 1625 until the end of the seventeenth century. Most were Netherlands, Dutch and Flemings, Flemish artists who brought existing traditions of depicting peasant subject ...

painter. He later branched out into religious themed paintings. One of his notable pieces was a depiction of the '' Adoration of the Shepherds'', which currently resides in

The Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

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17th-century French painters French male painters French Protestants 1616 births 1670 deaths {{France-painter-17thC-stub