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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 Cardinal de Polignac
1715(1715)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 141 x 111 cm (55.5 x 43.7 in)
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Painting ID:: 78298
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Portrait_of_Cardinal_de_Polignac
1715(1715)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 141 x 111 cm (55.5 x 43.7 in)
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Portrait of Marie-Madeleine Mazade
1734(1734)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 78300
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Portrait_of_Marie-Madeleine_Mazade
1734(1734)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Louis Henri de La Tour d Auvergne
ca. 1720(1720)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 78391
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Portrait_of_Louis_Henri_de_La_Tour_d_Auvergne
ca. 1720(1720)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Hercule de Fleury
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 78445
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Hercule_de_Fleury
Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Friedrich August II of Saxony
1715(1715)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 250 x 173 cm (98.4 x 68.1 in)
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Painting ID:: 78467
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Portrait_of_Friedrich_August_II_of_Saxony
1715(1715)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 250 x 173 cm (98.4 x 68.1 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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