Hyacinthe Rigaud
Catalan-French baroque painter (1659–1743) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəˈsin riˈɣaw ˈrɔz i ˈsɛrə]; 18 July 1659 – 29 December 1743), known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud (pronounced [jasɛ̃t ʁiɡo]), was a Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility.
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Hyacinthe Rigaud | |
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Born | Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (1659-07-18)18 July 1659 |
Died | 29 December 1743(1743-12-29) (aged 84) |
Nationality | French |
Education | Charles Le Brun Paul Pezet (presumed) Antoine Ranc (presumed) |
Known for | painting, portraiture |
Notable work | coronation portrait of Louis XIV; The Presentation in the temple; portrait of Bossuet in winter costume; portraits of Louis XIV |
Movement | Baroque |
Awards | Prix de Rome (1682) |
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Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture | |
In office 1733–1735[lower-alpha 1] | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Louis de Boullogne |
Succeeded by | Guillaume Coustou |
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