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| − | '''Hyacinthe Rigaud''' (Perpignan, 1659 - Paris, 1743) was a French [[Baroque]] Era [[painter]] and draftsman. | + | '''Hyacinthe Rigaud''' (Perpignan, 1659 - Paris, 1743) was a French [[Baroque]] Era [[painter]] and draftsman. ''Rigaud studied in Montpellier and Lyon before arriving in Paris in 1681. He won the Prix de Rome in 1682. '' He was elected to the ''Académie Royale'' as a history painter in 1700. <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=414&page=1] </ref> |
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| + | Rigaud was the leading portraitist at the court of Louis XIV during the latter half of his reign. <ref> [http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artwork_e.jsp?mkey=9468 Hyacinthe Rigaud] </ref> | ||
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*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rigaud_hyacinthe.html Hyacinthe Rigaud] Artcyclopedia. | *[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rigaud_hyacinthe.html Hyacinthe Rigaud] Artcyclopedia. | ||
| + | *[http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rigaud/index.html RIGAUD, Hyacinthe] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 01:33, November 27, 2008
Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan, 1659 - Paris, 1743) was a French Baroque Era painter and draftsman. Rigaud studied in Montpellier and Lyon before arriving in Paris in 1681. He won the Prix de Rome in 1682. He was elected to the Académie Royale as a history painter in 1700. [1]
Rigaud was the leading portraitist at the court of Louis XIV during the latter half of his reign. [2]
Rigaud's paintings show a precise record of French contemporary fashions.
Jean le Juge and His Family, 1699.
See also
External links
- Hyacinthe Rigaud Artcyclopedia.
- RIGAUD, Hyacinthe