French Painting is considered among those most important and has an interesting history. The first manifestations of French painting are given in the prehistoric art and with the [[Roman]] epoch with some murals. In the [[The Middle Ages|Middle Age]] there are also some important murals and Gothic stained glasses; in the [[Renaissance]] Italian models are followed. It will be until Century XVII, with [[Nicolas Poussin]] like its best exposing and [[Claude Lorrain]], that French [[Baroque]] painting reaches an important place. Century XVIII brought the [[Rococo]], and it is Century XIX, precisely, that of the great French painting. In Century XX there also are important demonstrations but without reaching the splendor and the fame of the previous years. | French Painting is considered among those most important and has an interesting history. The first manifestations of French painting are given in the prehistoric art and with the [[Roman]] epoch with some murals. In the [[The Middle Ages|Middle Age]] there are also some important murals and Gothic stained glasses; in the [[Renaissance]] Italian models are followed. It will be until Century XVII, with [[Nicolas Poussin]] like its best exposing and [[Claude Lorrain]], that French [[Baroque]] painting reaches an important place. Century XVIII brought the [[Rococo]], and it is Century XIX, precisely, that of the great French painting. In Century XX there also are important demonstrations but without reaching the splendor and the fame of the previous years. |