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Antoine François
Callet was an 18th century French painter. Callet
generally painted scenes of mythological figures as well
as portraits of notable figures of the day. Callet
studied under Boizot and attended drawing classes at the
Academie Royale. He won the Prix de Rome in 1764, and
remained in Italy until 1772. While in Italy, he painted
frescoes, including one for the Palazzo Spinola in Genoa.
He also painted the decoration of the Salon d’Apollon in
the Louvre along with artists Taraval, Renou and
Durameau. |
