Hyacinthe Rigaud
(1659–1743) fransk målare
Hyacinthe Rigaud (France, 1659–1743) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Hyacinthe Rigaud belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Hyacinthe Rigaud was born in Perpignan and died in Paris. Hyacinthe Rigaud studied under Charles Le Brun. Hyacinthe Rigaud worked in Perpignan, Lyon, Paris, and Rome. Wikidata associates Hyacinthe Rigaud with Baroque painting and Baroque. Hyacinthe Rigaud became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Hyacinthe Rigaud was awarded first Prix de Rome for painting. The students included Johann Christian Fiedler.
The best-known works include ‘Le prévôt et les échevins de la ville de Paris délibérant d'une fête en l'honneur du dîner de Louis XIV à l'hôtel de ville après sa guérison en 1689’, ‘Portrait of d'Anne-Jules de Noailles’, ‘Portrait of Everhard Jabach’, and ‘Gio. Francesco II Brignole-Sale’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting, portrait painting, and portrait. The catalogue has 162 works by Hyacinthe Rigaud with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1800. Works by Hyacinthe Rigaud are held by several collections, among them Department of Paintings of the Louvre, Musée de l'Histoire de France, Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud, and Boyer collection. Wikidata links 28 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Pierre-Étienne Monnot, Nicolas Coustou, Claude Audran III, Adriaen van der Werff, and Pietro Baratta.