RIGAUD, Hyacinthe

French Baroque Era Painter, 1659-1743 .was a French baroque painter of Catalan origin whose career was based in Paris. He is renowned for his portrait paintings of Louis XIV, the royalty and nobility of Europe, and members of their courts. Rigaud was born Jacint Rigau i Ros -- 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 part of France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (7 November 1659) shortly after his birth. In 1682, he was awarded the Prix de Rome. He was the most important portrait painter during 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 that now hangs at the Palace of 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. Rigaud died in Paris in 1743 at the age of 84.
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RIGAUD, Hyacinthe Portrait of Phillippe de Courcillon oil


Portrait of Phillippe de Courcillon
Painting ID::  8928 		Portrait of Phillippe de Courcillon
1702 Oil on canvas, 162 x 150 cm Château de Versailles, Versailles
   
   
     
RIGAUD, Hyacinthe Portrait of Louis XIV oil


Portrait of Louis XIV
Painting ID::  8929 		Portrait of Louis XIV
1694 Oil on canvas, 277 x 194 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
1694 Oil_on_canvas,_277_x_194_cm Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     
RIGAUD, Hyacinthe Portrait of Louis XIV gfj oil


Portrait of Louis XIV gfj
Painting ID::  8930 		Portrait of Louis XIV gfj
1701 Oil on canvas, 279 x 190 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
1701 Oil_on_canvas,_279_x_190_cm Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     
RIGAUD, Hyacinthe Portrait of the Artist's Mother oil


Portrait of the Artist's Mother
Painting ID::  8931 		Portrait of the Artist's Mother
1695 Oil on canvas, 83 x 103 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
1695 Oil_on_canvas,_83_x_103_cm Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     
RIGAUD, Hyacinthe Everhard Jabach oil


Everhard Jabach
Painting ID::  8932 		Everhard Jabach
1688 Oil on canvas, 58,5 x 47 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
   
   
     
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     French Baroque Era Painter, 1659-1743 .was a French baroque painter of Catalan origin whose career was based in Paris. He is renowned for his portrait paintings of Louis XIV, the royalty and nobility of Europe, and members of their courts. Rigaud was born Jacint Rigau i Ros -- 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 part of France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (7 November 1659) shortly after his birth. In 1682, he was awarded the Prix de Rome. He was the most important portrait painter during 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 that now hangs at the Palace of 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. Rigaud died in Paris in 1743 at the age of 84.

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