A Life in Miniature and Enamel Pierre Signac was a French painter, enameler, and miniature painter who was born in France around 1623. A student of the enamel painter Jean Toutin II, Signac’s career took a significant turn when he was noticed by Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie during an embassy trip to France. This encounter led to an offer to enter the service of Queen Christina, arriving in Stockholm on the eve of Christmas in 1646. Dur…