About François Dubois
Lived 1529 – 1584 (aged 54–55). François Dubois was a French painter.
François Dubois (; 1529 – 24 August 1584) was a French Huguenot painter of the Fontainebleau School.
Biography Dubois was born around 1529 in Amiens, in the province of Picardy. He was likely related to the anatomist Jacques Dubois. He settled in Geneva in the Protestant Republic of Geneva, where he died on 24 August 1584.
Dubois is also known to have painted a picture of the Roman Triumvirate.
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Who was François Dubois?
French and Genevan painter (c.1529-1584)
When was François Dubois born?
François Dubois was born in 1529 in Amiens.
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François Dubois died on 24 August 1584 in Geneva.
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François Dubois was a painter.
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François Dubois was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). François Dubois. https://biography.guide/francois-dubois-painter/
MLA: "François Dubois." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/francois-dubois-painter/.
Chicago: "François Dubois." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/francois-dubois-painter/.
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