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Hyacinthe Rigaud
1659-1743
French
Hyacinthe Rigaud Gallery
He was born Jacint Rigau i Ros [1] -- though in many encyclopaedias is "re-christened" with the name of H??acint Francesc Honrat Mathias Pere Martyr Andreu Joan Rigau -- in Perpignan, which became French (Treaty of the Pyrenees) a short time after his birth (November 7, 1659).
In 1682, he was awarded the Prix de Rome.
He was the most important portrait painter in the reign of King Louis XIV. His instinct for impressive poses and grand presentations precisely suited the tastes of the royal personages, ambassadors, clerics, courtiers, and financiers who sat for him.
Because Rigaud's paintings captured very exact likenesses along with the subject's costumes and background details, his paintings are considered precise records of contemporary fashions. Rigaud was a master of the Baroque style of art. Rigaud's best-known work is his 1701 painting of Louis XIV which today hangs in the Louvre in Paris, as well as the second copy also requested by Louis XIV which is now at Versailles.
In 1709 he was made a noble by his hometown of Perpignan. In 1727 he was made a knight of the Order of Saint Michael.
Hyacinthe Rigaud died in Paris, France on December 27, 1743.
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Robert de Cotte
1713
Oil on canvas
120 ?? 92 cm (47.2 ?? 36.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 77577
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Robert_de_Cotte
1713
Oil on canvas
120 ?? 92 cm (47.2 ?? 36.2 in)
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Portrait of Giovanni Francesco II Brignole Sale
Date 1739(1739)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 77622
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Portrait_of_Giovanni_Francesco_II_Brignole_Sale
Date 1739(1739)
Medium Oil
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Portrait of Marie Anne de Bourbon
Date 1706(1706)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 77667
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Portrait_of_Marie_Anne_de_Bourbon
Date 1706(1706)
Medium Oil
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Portrait of Louis XIV
Date 1694(1694)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 77730
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Portrait_of_Louis_XIV
Date 1694(1694)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Jacques Benigne Bossuet
1702(1702)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 240 ?? 165 cm (94.5 ?? 65 in)
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Painting ID:: 77760
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Portrait_of_Jacques_Benigne_Bossuet
1702(1702)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 240 ?? 165 cm (94.5 ?? 65 in)
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Hyacinthe_Rigaud
1659-1743
French
Hyacinthe Rigaud Gallery
He was born Jacint Rigau i Ros [1] -- though in many encyclopaedias is "re-christened" with the name of H??acint Francesc Honrat Mathias Pere Martyr Andreu Joan Rigau -- in Perpignan, which became French (Treaty of the Pyrenees) a short time after his birth (November 7, 1659).
In 1682, he was awarded the Prix de Rome.
He was the most important portrait painter in the reign of King Louis XIV. His instinct for impressive poses and grand presentations precisely suited the tastes of the royal personages, ambassadors, clerics, courtiers, and financiers who sat for him.
Because Rigaud's paintings captured very exact likenesses along with the subject's costumes and background details, his paintings are considered precise records of contemporary fashions. Rigaud was a master of the Baroque style of art. Rigaud's best-known work is his 1701 painting of Louis XIV which today hangs in the Louvre in Paris, as well as the second copy also requested by Louis XIV which is now at Versailles.
In 1709 he was made a noble by his hometown of Perpignan. In 1727 he was made a knight of the Order of Saint Michael.
Hyacinthe Rigaud died in Paris, France on December 27, 1743.
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