(1494–1547)
François d’Orléans
François d’Angoulême
Count of Angoulême
Duke of Valois
King of France (1515–1547)
François I in Art:
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)
François 1er reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard
1818
Petit Palais, Paris
Works commissioned by him:
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530)
Carità
1518–1519
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571)
La nymphe de Fontainebleau
1542–1543
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571)
Saliera
1540–1543
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Works acquired by him:
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
La Gioconda
1503–1506
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
San Giovanni Battista
c.1508–1519
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Sant’Anna, la Vergine e il Bambino
c.1503–1519
Musée du Louvre, Paris
| Born | September 12 | 1494 | Cognac (France) |
| Died | March 31 | 1547 | Rambouillet (France) |
| Son | Henri II, King of France (1519-1559) |
| Daughter-in-law | Caterina de’ Medici (1519-1589) |
| Sister | Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) |