Laurent de La Hyre
(1606–1656) French painter and engraver (1606-1656)
Laurent de La Hyre (France, 1606–1656) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Laurent de La Hyre belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Laurent de La Hyre was born in Paris and died in Paris. Wikidata associates Laurent de La Hyre with Classicism. Laurent de La Hyre became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The students included François Chauveau.
One of the best-known works is ‘Saint Paul Shipwrecked on Malta’. The catalogue has 56 works by Laurent de La Hyre with free images. The dated works span the years 1620–1656. Works by Laurent de La Hyre are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, Walters Art Museum, and J. Paul Getty Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Michel Corneille l'Ancien, Abraham Bosse, Pierre Patel, Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, and Nicolas Mignard.