Simon Renard de St. André (1613 or 1614–1677) was a painter and copperplate engraver born in the 17th century in France. In his lifetime, he was regarded as a highly skilled portraitist.
A number of vanitas paintings have traditionally been attributed to the artist. Most of these works have now been attributed to Carstian Luyckx, a Flemish still life painter active in Paris.Carstian Luyckx, Memento Mori still life with musical instruments, books, sheet music, skeleton, skull and armour at Koller auctionsCarstian Luyckx, Vanitas Still life with skull, musical instruments, flowers and watch at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
Renard was recorded as being the painter to the queen in 1646, and was received into the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1663.
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