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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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Portrait of Pierre Drevet
Date 1700(1700)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 76772
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Portrait_of_Pierre_Drevet
Date 1700(1700)
Medium Oil
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Maria van Longueville
1705(1705)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 76815
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Maria_van_Longueville
1705(1705)
Medium Oil
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Archbishop of Cambrai
Date 1723(1723)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 76848
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Archbishop_of_Cambrai
Date 1723(1723)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Full portrait of Marie Anne de Bourbon Dowager Princess of Conti
1706(1706)
Oil on canvas
220 ?? 158 cm (86.6 ?? 62.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 76865
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Full_portrait_of_Marie_Anne_de_Bourbon_Dowager_Princess_of_Conti
1706(1706)
Oil on canvas
220 ?? 158 cm (86.6 ?? 62.2 in)
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Portrait de Suzanne de Bourbers de Bernatre
1686(1686)
Oil
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Painting ID:: 76874
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Portrait_de_Suzanne_de_Bourbers_de_Bernatre
1686(1686)
Oil
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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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