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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Hyacinthe Rigaud Portrait of a Scholar oil


Portrait of a Scholar
Painting ID::  3563 		Portrait of a Scholar
The Hermitage, St.Petersburg
The_Hermitage,_St.Petersburg
   
   
     
Hyacinthe Rigaud Madame Rigaud Mother of the Artist in Two Different Positions (mk05) oil


Madame Rigaud Mother of the Artist in Two Different Positions (mk05)
Painting ID::  20636 		Madame Rigaud Mother of the Artist in Two Different Positions (mk05)
Canvas 36 1/2 x 40 1/2''(93 x 103 cm)Salon of 1704; bequeathed by the artist ot the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture;collection of the Academie Royale INV
   
   
     
Hyacinthe Rigaud Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (mk05) oil


Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (mk05)
Painting ID::  20637 		Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (mk05)
1702 Canvas 94 1/2 x 65''(240 x 165 cm)Acquired in 1821
1702 Canvas_94_1/2_x_65''(240_x_165_cm)Acquired_in_1821
   
   
     
Hyacinthe Rigaud Louis XIV King of France (mk05) oil


Louis XIV King of France (mk05)
Painting ID::  20638 		Louis XIV King of France (mk05)
1701 Canvas 109 x 76 1/2''(277 x 194 cm)Salon of 1704;collection of Louis XIV
   
   
     
Hyacinthe Rigaud Portrait of Louis XIV (mk08) oil


Portrait of Louis XIV (mk08)
Painting ID::  21603 		Portrait of Louis XIV (mk08)
1701 Oil on canvas, 279x190cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     
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     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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