Jacob Bunel

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Jacob Bunel (c.1558, Blois – 14 October 1614, Paris) was a French painter, associated with the Second School of Fontainebleau. He came from a family of artists. His grandfather, Jean (or Jehan), and his father, François, were painters, as was his brother; also named François. He was born a Catholic, and originally named Jacques, but converted to Protestantism sometime in the early 1590s. After being trained by his father, he left for Spain. There, from 1585 to 1588, he assisted Federico Zuccari and Pellegrino Tibaldi at the construction site for the cloister at the Escorial. When this was completed, he went to Rome to work in Zuccari's studio. At some point, he returned to Blois, where he painted portraits. He moved to Tours in 1595, where he rented a house and studio and married Marguerite Bahuche, a Protestant. She was also a painter, as was her father, Antoine.