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Hyacinthe Rigaud
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra, Jyacintho Rigau, Híacint Francesc Honrat Mathias Pere Martyr Andreu Joan Rigau, Hyacinthe Francois Honore Mathias Pierre Andre Jean Rigault, Hyacinthe Riguad, Hyacinthe Rigault, Hyacinthe-François-Honoré-Mathias-Pierre-André-Jean Rigau y Ros, Hyacinthe Rigo
Catalan-French baroque painter (1659–1743)
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Hyacinthe Rigaud, known in his native language as Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra, was a French and Principality of Catalonia painter, architectural draftsperson, and visual artist. Born in Perpignan in 1659, he worked primarily in the Baroque movement and specialized in history painting, portrait painting, and still life. He studied under Charles Le Brun and was influenced by Anthony van Dyck. Rigaud held the position of court painter and was a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
He died in Paris in 1743. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, and Art Institute of Chicago. He spoke French and Catalan. Rigaud had a sibling named Gaspard Rigaud and taught Johann Christian Fiedler. His work has been described by sources including the Thieme-Becker-Vollmer, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Born
- Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra , ( 1659-07-18 ) 18 July 1659, Perpignan , Principality of Catalonia , Crown of Aragon ( Habsburg Spain )
- Died
- 29 December 1743 (1743-12-29) (aged 84), Paris , France
- 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)
- Monarch
- Louis XV
- Preceded by
- Louis de Boullogne
- Succeeded by
- Guillaume Coustou
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hyacinthe
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Principality of Catalonia
- Place of birth
- Perpignan
- Place of death
- Paris
- Sibling
- Gaspard Rigaud
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Position held
- court painter
- Languages spoken
- Catalan
- Student of
- Charles Le Brun
- Field of work
- history painting
- Genre
- religious painting
- Movement
- Baroque
- Official website
- www.hyacinthe-rigaud.com
- Image
- Autoportrait au turban (Perpignan).jpg
- Work location
- Rome
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- Commons category
- Hyacinthe Rigaud
- date of birth
- 1659-00-00
- date of death
- 1743-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Hyacinthe Rigaud
- Commons Creator page
- Hyacinthe Rigaud
- topic's main category
- Category:Hyacinthe Rigaud
- student
- Johann Christian Fiedler
- name in native language
- Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra
- has works in the collection
- Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille
- influenced by
- Anthony van Dyck
- ethnic group
- French
- second family name in Spanish name
- Serra
- birth name
- Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra
- P12749
- Wilhelm Schmid
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Marie par la grace de Dieu, Souveraine de Neufchâtel et Vallangin, Duchesse de Nemours
Pierre Mignard
Christian de Guldenleu
Femme de Keller
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Pierre Mignard
LUD. ANT. DE NOAILLE
Sebastien Bourdon
H. Meyercron
![[La Nativité ou l 'Adoration of the Berger]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fdrevet-exc-ab3-0017%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[La Nativité ou l 'Adoration of the Berger]
Self-portrait of the painter
Prince Wenzel Liechtenstein
Versailles, palace park, L 'Isle Royalle
Versailles, palace park, Bosquet des Dômes
Versailles, court side of the Grand Trianon
Portrait of Marquis d 'Angeau
Duchess Elisabeth Charlotte von Orléans, born Pfalzgräfin near Rhein (1652-1722)
Portrait of Chevalier Lucas Schaub of Basel
Christian III Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Versailles, view from the Terasse above the Orangery
Le Maréchal Duc de Luxembourg
![Claudius Deshais Gendron Doctor Med. Facult. Monspel.; [Claude Deshais-Gendron]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fdaulle-j-ab2-0003%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Claudius Deshais Gendron Doctor Med. Facult. Monspel.; [Claude Deshais-Gendron]
Louis Dela Tour d “Auvergne, Comte d” Evreux
Louis Le Grand Roi de France et de Navarre
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille
Joseph Parrocel
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille
Hyac. Rigaud
![Franciscus De La Peyronie; [François de Lapeyronie]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fdaulle-j-ab2-0010%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Franciscus De La Peyronie; [François de Lapeyronie]
![JACOBUS BENIGNUS BOSSUET EPISCOPUS; [Jacques Bénigne Bossuet]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fdrevet-p-ab2-0066%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
JACOBUS BENIGNUS BOSSUET EPISCOPUS; [Jacques Bénigne Bossuet]
Jean Baptiste Silva
![Philippo Ludovico Comiti a Sinzendorf; [Philipp Ludwig von Zinzendorf]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpicart-b-ab2-0120%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Philippo Ludovico Comiti a Sinzendorf; [Philipp Ludwig von Zinzendorf]
![[Nicolas Boileau Despréaux]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fchereau-f-ab3-0031%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Nicolas Boileau Despréaux]
Cardinal Bouillon
Jean Paul Bignon
Messire Jean Baptiste Boyer
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hyacinthe Rigaud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.