Pierre Mignard
French Baroque Era Painter, 1612-1695 Pierre Mignard (7 novembre 1612 - May 30, 1695), called "Le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas, was a French painter. He was born at Troyes, and came of a family of artists; he also needs to be distinguished from his nephew Pierre (1640-1725), often called "Pierre II" or "Le Chevalier". In 1630 he left the studio of Simon Vouet for Italy, where he spent twenty-two years, and made a reputation which brought him a summons to Paris. Successful with his portrait of the king, and in favour with the court, Mignard pitted himself against Le Brun, declined to enter the Academy of which he was the head, and made himself the centre of opposition to its authority. The history of this struggle is most important, because it was identical, as long as it lasted, with that between the old gilds of France and the new body which Colbert, for political reasons, was determined to support.. Portrait of Louise de Kerouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pierre Mignard Shut out, in spite of the deserved success of his decorations of the cupola of Val de Grace (1664), from any great share in those public works, the control of which was the attribute of the new Academy, Mignard was chiefly active in portraiture. Turenne, Moliere, Bossuet, Maintenon (Louvre), La Valliere, Sevigne, Montespan, Descartes (Castle Howard), all the beauties and celebrities of his day, sat to him. His readiness and skill, his happy instinct for grace of arrangement, atoned for want of originality and real power. With the death of Le Brun (1690) the situation changed. Mignard deserted his allies, and succeeded to all the posts held by his opponent. These late honours he did not long enjoy. In 1695 he died whilst about to commence work on the cupola of the Invalides. His best compositions have been engraved by Audran, Edelinck, Masson, Poilly and others. There is a good selection of works by Pierre, Nicolas, and Pierre II in Avignon at the Mus??e Calvet. The Courtauld Institute of Art (London), Harvard University Art Museums, the Hermitage Museum, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Kunst Indeks Danmark, the Louvre, Mus??e d'art et d'histoire (Geneva), Mus??e des Augustins (Toulouse, France), Mus??e Ingres (Montauban, France), Museo Lombardi (Parma, Italy), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the National Gallery, London, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Portland Art Museum and Versailles are among the public collections holding works by Pierre Mignard
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Pierre Mignard Girl Blowing Soap Bubbles oil painting


Girl Blowing Soap Bubbles
mk156 1674 Oil on canvas 130x96cm
Painting ID::  40516 		Pierre Mignard
Girl Blowing Soap Bubbles
mk156 1674 Oil on canvas 130x96cm
   
   
     
Pierre Mignard THe Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Children oil painting


THe Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Children
mk170 1691 Oil on canvas 194.3x154.9cm
Painting ID::  43232 		Pierre Mignard
THe Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Children
mk170 1691 Oil on canvas 194.3x154.9cm
   
   
     
Pierre Mignard portrait of colbert de villacerf. c oil painting


portrait of colbert de villacerf. c
1685 versailles, museum
Painting ID::  64281 		Pierre Mignard
portrait of colbert de villacerf. c
1685 versailles, museum
   
   
     
Pierre Mignard mlle de lavalliere and her children, c oil painting


mlle de lavalliere and her children, c
1672 versailles, museum
Painting ID::  64390 		Pierre Mignard
mlle de lavalliere and her children, c
1672 versailles, museum
   
   
     
Pierre Mignard PhilipVofSpainMignard oil painting


PhilipVofSpainMignard
Description PhilipVofSpainMignard1686.jpg Deutsch: Porträt Philipps V. von Spanien als Kind; Öl auf Leinwand, Musee national du château et des Trianons, Versailles English: Portrait of Philip V of Spain as a child; oil on canvas, Musee national du château et des Trianons, Versailles Date 1686
Painting ID::  67467 		Pierre Mignard
PhilipVofSpainMignard
Description PhilipVofSpainMignard1686.jpg Deutsch: Porträt Philipps V. von Spanien als Kind; Öl auf Leinwand, Musee national du château et des Trianons, Versailles English: Portrait of Philip V of Spain as a child; oil on canvas, Musee national du château et des Trianons, Versailles Date 1686
   
   
     
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     French Baroque Era Painter, 1612-1695 Pierre Mignard (7 novembre 1612 - May 30, 1695), called "Le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas, was a French painter. He was born at Troyes, and came of a family of artists; he also needs to be distinguished from his nephew Pierre (1640-1725), often called "Pierre II" or "Le Chevalier". In 1630 he left the studio of Simon Vouet for Italy, where he spent twenty-two years, and made a reputation which brought him a summons to Paris. Successful with his portrait of the king, and in favour with the court, Mignard pitted himself against Le Brun, declined to enter the Academy of which he was the head, and made himself the centre of opposition to its authority. The history of this struggle is most important, because it was identical, as long as it lasted, with that between the old gilds of France and the new body which Colbert, for political reasons, was determined to support.. Portrait of Louise de Kerouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pierre Mignard Shut out, in spite of the deserved success of his decorations of the cupola of Val de Grace (1664), from any great share in those public works, the control of which was the attribute of the new Academy, Mignard was chiefly active in portraiture. Turenne, Moliere, Bossuet, Maintenon (Louvre), La Valliere, Sevigne, Montespan, Descartes (Castle Howard), all the beauties and celebrities of his day, sat to him. His readiness and skill, his happy instinct for grace of arrangement, atoned for want of originality and real power. With the death of Le Brun (1690) the situation changed. Mignard deserted his allies, and succeeded to all the posts held by his opponent. These late honours he did not long enjoy. In 1695 he died whilst about to commence work on the cupola of the Invalides. His best compositions have been engraved by Audran, Edelinck, Masson, Poilly and others. There is a good selection of works by Pierre, Nicolas, and Pierre II in Avignon at the Mus??e Calvet. The Courtauld Institute of Art (London), Harvard University Art Museums, the Hermitage Museum, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Kunst Indeks Danmark, the Louvre, Mus??e d'art et d'histoire (Geneva), Mus??e des Augustins (Toulouse, France), Mus??e Ingres (Montauban, France), Museo Lombardi (Parma, Italy), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the National Gallery, London, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Portland Art Museum and Versailles are among the public collections holding works by Pierre Mignard

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