Jean Cousin
Painter, sculptor, and etcher, born Soucy, France , c.1500; died Sens, France , c.1590. He is considered the founder of the French school, and the first Frenchman to have used oil paint. His only authentic existing picture is the much-admired “Last Judgment” in the Louvre. The windows of the Sainte Chapelle of Vincennes, painted by him, are the finest example of glass painting in France . The windows in Sens cathedral representing the legend of Saint Eutropius are also his. He is now best known for biblical and historical illustrations in woodcut.