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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 (1659–1743) was a French painter, architectural draftsperson, and visual artist associated with the Baroque movement. Born in Perpignan, he held citizenship in France and the Principality of Catalonia. His native name was Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra, and he spoke French and Catalan. He was a student of Charles Le Brun and later taught Johann Christian Fiedler. Rigaud was a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and had a sibling named Gaspard Rigaud.
His artistic work focused on history painting, portrait painting, and still life. He died in Paris. Various sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11st edition and Thieme-Becker-Vollmer, describe his life and career.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1659
- Died
- 1743
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Anti-Lucretius, siue, De Deo et natura
- Les livres de comptes de Hyacinthe Rigaud
- Rigaud intime
- H. Rigaud, Huit reproductions facsimile en couleurs
- Le livre de raison du peintre Hyacinthe Rigaud
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1659
- Active to
- 1743
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hyacinthe+Rigaud">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- TrackMate 7: integrating state-of-the-art segmentation algorithms into tracking pipelines
· 2022 · cited 1,270x
- Cell Wall Metabolism in Response to Abiotic Stress
· 2015 · cited 1,068x
- Microscopic investigation of ionic conductivity in alkali metal salts-poly(ethylene oxide) adducts
· 1983 · cited 985x
- Timing of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis
· 2018 · cited 635x
- XIAP deficiency in humans causes an X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
· 2006 · cited 628x
via Crossref · CC0
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
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
~17 min read
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.