Hyacinthe rigaud 1701 louis xiv biography
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Born in Perpignan, Rigaud arrived in Paris in 1681. Upon the advice of Le Brun he dedicated himself to portrait painting, which was a genre that he took to the highest level of expression. He caught the attention of the king and the Court with his depiction of Monsieur, the king’s brother, in 1688, followed bygd the one of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans the following year. Louis XIV commissioned his portrait in armour from him, which was delivered in 1694. However, it was the portrait in coronation attire, dated 1701, which really established the painter’s reputation. His work definitively served as a model for all ceremonial portraits, which were veritable emblems of the French monarchy, with columns and landscape in the background, shimmering drapes, a solemn pose and intense colours. French and European sovereigns continued to commission portraits up until the 19th century. Rigaud painted Louis XV again in 1730.
The artist’s fame reached its peak at this time. He produced nearly 40
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Hyacinthe Rigaud
Catalan-French baroque painter (1659–1743)
Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (Catalan pronunciation:[ʒəˈsinriˈɣawˈrɔziˈsɛrə]; 18 July 1659 – 29 December 1743), known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud (pronounced[jasɛ̃tʁiɡo]), was a Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility.
Biography
[edit]Rigaud was born in Perpignan, then part of the Crown of Aragon, a few months before Spain ceded the city to France under the Treaty of the Pyrenees (7 November 1659). His family, the Rigau, were Catalan; he was the son of a tailor, the grandson of painter-gilders from Roussillon, and the elder brother of another painter (Gaspard).[1]
Rigaud was baptised with his Catalan name in the old Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan on 20 July 1659,[2] two days after his birth at rue de la Porte-d'Assaut. His baptismal name was Jyacintho Rigau or Jacint Rigau i Ros[ • Laid out chronologically and by theme, the exhibition illustrates Hyacinthe Rigaud’s career from his early years in Catalonia to his consecration in Paris. Special focus is given to the artist’s self-portraits painted throughout his life, while a particularly spectacular section is entirely dedicated to portraits of Louis XIV. In another section, visitors will be able to discover the very process of making a portrait, from the choice of format through to popular distribution through engravings, including the production of sketches and their presentation to the models. The portraits on display reflect the remarkable diversity of Rigaud's clientele from both France and abroad. The exhibition also highlights his sensitivity for sculpture: in 1695, his sista trip to Catalonia was motivated by his desire to capture the features of his mother, Mme Rigaud (born Marie Serre), and to have them set in marble by the
At the Palace Hyacinthe Rigaud or the Sun Portrait
The exibition