2 vols. Eighteenth-Century Studies 34, no. Philippe demande à son grand-père «de lui donner aussi son portrait peint de la même main». His Most Christian Majesty is painted standing, clad in his royal apparel. The Joys of Collecting (New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1965), pp. While Rigaud made a credible likeness of the king, his purpose was not to express Louis's character but to glorify the monarchy. Le roi de France fait exécuter par Rigaud un portrait de Philippe d'Anjou devenu Felipe V (1683-1746). 2. 2, p. 1030, no. In Acting on the Past: Historical Performance Across the Disciplines (Hanover, New Hampshire: Wesleyan University, 2000), pp. Never has a portrait been better painted, nor more resembling; The whole court saw it and everyone admired it. This image is available for download, without charge, under the Getty's Open Content Program. Images and other media are excluded. [1], Such were the statements of Hyacinthe Rigaud, through a friend, in the autobiography he sent to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III in 1716. The day before, the Marquis de Dangeau left in his journal testimony corroborating the statements of Mme de Maintenon, describing the beginning of the Louis XIV painting, painted in privacy and designed to be embedded later into the final composition: "Thursday 10 [March 1701] at Versailles - The King's gout continues, he was painted after dinner by Rigaud to send his portrait to the King of Spain to whom he promised him [...]. Par testament, Charles II lui avait légué en 1700 le trône d’Espagne. Rigaud a déjà combiné ces deux vêtements dans le portrait de Louis XIV de 1701. There is no doubt that Rigaud himself supervised Nattier's work, since the drawing was intended for his friend Prevet, and Marc's father, Natier (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Musee National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, 1997), pp. [19], Stood before a throne upholstered in blue and embroidered with fleur de lys placed high up on a platform and under a purple (the color of power and wealth since antiquity) silk canopy, the king embodies the majesty of choice because he need not bear regalia (he is uncrowned, the hand of justice posed on a stool covered with a blue fleur de lys drapery, scepter of his grandfather Henry IV held upside down as a cane), except to the sword of Charlemagne whose sole custody is visible. Caricature du portrait de Louis XIV par Hyacinthe Rigaud, William Makepeace Thackeray – The Paris Sketch Book by Titmarsh, 1840. 35-51, fig. This information is published from the Museum's collection database. Louis XIV en costume de sacre H Rigaud Description de l'oeuvre : peinture à l’huile de 1,92 sur 2,77 m, un personnage debout face à nous en manteau d'aspect très riche. [2][3] Rigaud executed the face on a small rectangular canvas subsequently sewn in small dots onto a larger canvas painted with the figure and background. Rigaud a exécuté le visage sur une toile rectangulaire cousue ensuite à petits points sur une toile plus grande[16]. [17][18] One can also find a copy at the Hotel Negresco. Louis XIV in Coronation Robes by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1701), Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel 1854, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portrait_of_Louis_XIV&oldid=997312509, Wikipedia articles with Joconde identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Jaime III de Borbón y Borbón, 1870 - 1931, by inheritance to his niece, Beatrice Teresa de Borbón y Borbón, 1931. Despite the vast expanses of canvas he covered, Rigaud remained concerned with the particular, describing the king's costume in great detail, even down to his shoe buckles. Louis XIV, roi de France (1638-1715), atelier de Hyacinthe Rigaud. 278 (April 1975), p. 84. Princess Beatrice Teresa de Borbón y Borbón, 1871 - 1961 (Rome, Italy; Schloss Frohsdorf, Austria) [sold, Massimo sale, Sotheby's, London, July 20, 1938, lot 136, to J. Paul Getty.]. Date de publication du document : Tableaux XVIIe siècle Louis XIV. "[13] In 1733, he noted the rarity in a letter to Gabburri: "For my part I can encourage you to acquire a portrait of the reigning king and the queen, but the one engraved by Drevet is very difficult to have, and I have it Seen for sale at more than eight livres. A Handbook of the Paintings in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1965), p. 15. © Château de Versailles, Dist. Étude d'un tableau : Louis XIV en costume de sacre [archive]. While Rigaud made a credible likeness of the king, his purpose was not to express Louis's character but to glorify the monarchy. 336. IV, p. 416. Découvrez son portrait ! The king occupies the central space of the painting whose composition is constructed from vertical lines (column, king, throne) and a pyramid in which the sovereign inscribes, which creates an elevated space. La collection "Histoires d'histoire" est proposée par la Rmn-Grand Palais. Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 – 1743) was a French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility. Getty, J. Paul. Guiffrey, 1896, V, p. 876, 16 février 1716. sfn error: no target: CITEREFJules_Guiffrey1881p._693. Véritable icône du règne de Louis XIV, son portrait peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud en 1701 fixe définitivement les critères de représentation du monarque absolu dans sa plus parfaite majesté. [4] The same payment is charged to the royal buildings accounts on September 16, 1702: "Two large portraits of the King full-length, with the small sketch for the said portraits, as well as one for the full-length portrait of the king of Spain."[5]. Louis XIV se soumet à plusieurs séances de pose malgré un état de … 259, 260, 270, 274, n. 40, ill. James-Sarazin, Ariane. His original Portrait of Louis XIV of 1701, now in the Louvre, was so popular that Rigaud had many copies made, both in full and half-length formats, often with the help of assistants. This portrait has become the "official portrait" of Louis XIV. To avoid potential data charges from your carrier, we recommend making sure your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network before downloading. Les visiteurs ayant acheté un billet pour cette période seront remboursés automatiquement. Rigaud had the honor to start the following year; and when it was finished, the monarch found the resemblance so perfect and so beautifully decorated, he ordered Rigaud to make a copy of the same size, to send to the king of Spain, instead of the original. Portrait of Louis XIV in Coronation Robes was painted in 1701 by the French painter Hyacinthe Rigaud after being commissioned by the king who wanted to satisfy the desire of his grandson, Philip V, for a portrait of him. The text on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, unless otherwise noted. Fernand Engerand, Inventaires des collections de la couronne. 62-63, 143-44, 159-61, 178. Fredericksen, Burton B. On September 3, 1703, in a touching letter he wrote to the Marquise, Philip V in turn confessed: "Thank you for the care you took to get me the portrait of the king, I look forward...[8]". "The portrait of the King has been exhibited in the great apartment of Versailles; It is full with the royal habit. Additional works of art related to the themes and topics of the curriculum. This work inspired the king of Spain's request to the king, his grandfather, to give him his portrait painted by the same hand, which His Majesty granted him. A large marble pillar, traditional evocation of power since the Renaissance (as a stability symbol, the world axis that unites the earthly and heavenly powers) holds the composition left. ed. Frel, Jiri, Burton B. Fredericksen, and Gillian Wilson. "[9], The director of the King's Buildings ordered from the painter's studio a number of copies (in various forms for European courts or provincial royal dispensaries, such as that commissioned by François Stiémart, for example) or engravings, proved by a payment order dated September 16, 1702: "To Sieur Rigaud, ordinary painter of the King, for two large portraits of the King in full, with the sketch in small of the said portraits, as also of the full-length portrait of the King of Spain he made during the current year, 10,000 livres".[10]. Art Treasures in the West (Menlo Park: Lane Magazine & Book Co., 1966), p. 40. Derrière lui, un enfant suivait de tous ses yeux le travail de l'artiste. 302-303. • Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel, Louis Étienne Dussieux, Paul Mantz, Anatole de Montaiglon, Eudore Soulié, Mémoires inédits sur la vie et les ouvrages des membres de l’Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, publiés d’après les manuscrits conservés à l’école impériale des beaux-arts, vol. 56, entry by Xavier Salmon. His Majesty has promised his portrait to the King of Spain, wants to keep his word by giving him the original, and Mr. Rigaud must make a copy that is desired by the entire Court . Louis XIV accepte ce testament. Dans une riche maison d'un gentilhomme de Perpignan, le vieux peintre roussillonnais Guerra peignait le mur d'une terrasse. The J. Paul Getty Museum Guidebook. I, 1901, 463-464, 561, 620 p. Charles Maumené, Louis d'Harcourt, Iconographie des rois de France, vol. The future king of Spain, eager to take with him the image of his grandfather, convinced Louis XIV to order Hyacinthe Rigaud to paint what would become the absolute image of royal power and the reference picture for generations to come: His reputation [Rigaud's] having reached the king, because of the portrait he had done of the Grand Dauphin as commander at the siege of Philippsburg, he had the honor in 1700, to be appointed by His Majesty to paint Philip V, king of Spain, his grandson, a few days before his departure to take possession of his kingdom. Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659 - 1743) 289.6 × 159.1 cm (114 × 62 5/8 in.) "The J. Paul Getty Museum: La peinture française." II, Paris, Société de l'histoire de l'art français, 1854 The king is depicted standing upright, three quarters to the left, his head low and his feet in view, a pose calculated to presenting the greater part of his person. Davenport, William. 2 (Winter 2001), pp. Signé et daté dans le phylactère, sur la base de la colonne représentant la déesse de la Justice Thémis tenant dans sa main la balance , « Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud en 1701 », ce vaste portrait est celui d'un roi vieillissant (63 ans), parvenu au faîte de sa gloire. Summary Catalogue of European Paintings in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1997), p. 107, ill. Walsh, John, and Deborah Gribbon. 170-71, no. 95-96. Without it we will not have held him for three or four hours"[6]. He wears the coronation costume, the royal mantle decorated with fleur-de-lys and lined with ermine, and the chain of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Indissociable de son portrait de Louis XIV en costume de sacre, Rigaud a côtoyé tous les grands ambassadeurs de son siècle et quelques monarques européens. J. Paul Getty, American, 1892 - 1976 (Malibu, California; Sutton Place, Surrey, England), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1970. Il exécuta ainsi près de quatre cents portraits, dont qu… The drama of the scene is accentuated by a heavy draped curtain which traditionally means that the king does not appear but appears. The J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections: A Museum for the New Century (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1997), p. 31. Rigaud’s monumental portrait displays a life-size, full-body depiction of Louis XIV. Lesson in which students learn about the Baroque period, work in groups to create a Baroque desk, and reflection on the process in journals, Visual Arts; English–Language Arts; Music. I can have it for a discreet price but I have to give me time."[14]. Not on view due to temporary Getty closure, After Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659 - 1743). 213, ill. Frel, Jiri, Burton Fredericksen, and Gillian Wilson. The text on this page is licensed under a, All Getty Research Institute Publications, Conservation Perspectives, The GCI Newsletter, GCI Reference Collection (for materials analysis), Research Assistance at GCI Information Center, Links to Cultural Heritage Policy Documents, Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchesse de Berry, Henri de Bourbon V, duke of Bordeaux and count of Chambord, Princess Beatrice Teresa de Borbón y Borbón, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles), June 9, 2015 to July 31, 2016. Journal du marquis de Dangeau, publié en entier pour la première fois par MM. Ce portrait mille fois reproduit est le modèle des portraits officiels des rois de France et des chefs d’état français. He is wearing his coronation robe embroidered with the royal fleur de lys along with some key elements of Baroque style such as the cravat, red heels, and the wig. Les autoportaits peints par l’artiste tout au long de sa vie seront particulièrement mis en valeur. The Sun King Louis XIV is depicted in this full-length portrait, three quarters view. Louis XIV en costume de sacre,par Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 L’œuvre à la loupe Ce portrait, commandé par le roi pour son petit-fils le roi d’Espagne Philippe V, servira de … 3rd ed. Le peintre tire sa renommée et son succès du portrait en costume de sacre de Louis XIV, daté de 1701. [7] "The next day, the work actually continued:" Friday 11 at Versailles - The King's gout grew a little, and on leaving the sermon, where he was carried, he was carried back to Madame de Maintenon's, where Rigaud worked on his portrait..". In this portrait from Rigaud's workshop, Louis XIV's ceremonial robes, elegant stance, and haughty expression proclaim his exalted status. Here are two after-dinners that I return from Saint-Cyr to oblige the King to be painted. Herbert, James. Ph.D. diss. Franko, Mark. Philippe de Courcillon, marquis de Dangeau, Journal, avec les additions inédites du duc de Saint Simon, t. 8, Paris, Firmin-Didot frères, 1854-1860, p. 295 (jeudi 19 janvier 1702, note 1) et Mercure galant, janv. Portrait de Louis XIV, par Hyacinthe Rigaud studio, 1701, la peinture française, huile sur toile. 9-10, 124-25, ill. Jones, Anne Marian. [15] The J. Paul Getty Museum Guidebook. Hervé Pinoteau, «Insignes et vêtements royaux». While Rigaud made a credible likeness of the king, his purpose was not to express Louis's character but to glorify the monarchy. Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel, Louis Étienne Dussieux, Paul Mantz, Antoine Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville, Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres, avec leurs portraits gravés en taille-douce, les indications de leurs principaux ouvrages, Quelques réflexions sur leurs Caractères, et la manière de connoître les dessins des grands maîtres, vol. The core of his clientele was from among the wealthiest circles and include… Jaffé, David. Louis, as the focal point, stands in the center of the canvas, his body angled slightly while his face is turned to meet the viewer with the confidence and directness expected from a king. Possibly Palais des Tuileries (Paris, France). On lit, dans les Mémoires du marquis de Dangeau : « Jeudi 10 mars 1701, à Versailles : la goutte du Roi continue ; il se fait peindre l’après-dîner par Rigaud pour envoyer son portrait au roi d’Espagne, à qui il l’a promis. Par son éclat et sa qualité, ce portrait s'est imposé comme le « portrait officiel » de Louis XIV. It seems that Philip V had obtained satisfaction through the intercession of Madame de Maintenon, who in a letter to the Duke of Noailles, dated March 11, 1701 wrote: "I am working to send him the portrait which he has ordered me to make him do. The Spanish king's will ruled out any idea of sharing and placed Philip, Duke of Anjou, second son of the Grand Dauphin and grand-son of Louis XIV at the forefront of legitimate contenders for the crown. Théophile Lavallée, Correspondance générale de madame de Maintenon publiée pour la première fois sur les autographes et les manuscrits authentiques […], Paris, Charpentier, 1866, vol. "Figural Inversions of Louis XIV's Dancing Body." Près de 270 ans après la mort de son auteur, le portrait de Louis XIV en costume grand royal par Hyacinthe Rigaud fascine toujours autant le public. Rigaud owes his celebrity and success to the support he received from the four generations of Bourbons whose portraits he painted. Catalogue of the Celebrated Pictures and Drawings Comprising the Collections of the Royal House of France, Removed from Schloss Frohsdorf, Lower Austria, and sold by order of H.R.H. (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1975), p. 76. Chantilly, musée Condé. Louis XIV's court adored Hyacinthe Rigaud, who helped to formulate what a state portrait should be. The size and complexity of the composition justified the expectations of the sponsors and the time spent by the artist to complete his work. Le portrait de Louis XIV en costume de sacre a été réalisé en 1701 par le peintre français Hyacinthe Rigaud afin de répondre à une commande du monarque qui souhaitait contenter le désir de son petit-fils, Philippe V. Louis XIV en commanda un et le fit accrocher à Versailles. Henri de Bourbon V, duke of Bordeaux and count of Chambord, 1820 - 1883 (Schloss Frohsdorf, Austria; Paris, France; Venice, Italy), by inheritance within the Bourbon family, possibly to Jaime III de Borbón y Borbón. Help us improve our records by sharing your corrections or suggestions. In Hyacinthe Rigaud’s most famous portrait, Louis XIV shows the majestic power of an absolute monarch. Notes Également intitulé Le Portrait de Louis XIV. Inv. Getty, J. Paul. 26, no 2, 2008, p. 57 (DOI 10.3917/sr.026.0057). [21] The monarch is clothed in a leonine wig and court garments ( lace shirt and cuffs, brocade rhingraves, red - heeled shoes adorned with diamond buckles, and silk stockings held by garters ) wears the necklace of the Order the Holy Spirit and the royal coat pinned high on the shoulder to highlight the former sword dancer and his thin legs as Louis XIV had insisted that his features be "true" [22][23]. Hyacinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV en costume de sacre, 1701, huile sur toile, H 277cm, L 194 cm, musée du Louvre Fiche élève proposée par Anabelle Paillery Pascale Jallerat, CASNAV de Créteil Updates and additions stemming from research and imaging activities are ongoing, with new content added each week. Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) est un portraitiste majeur du roi et de sa Cour, il fixe pour trois siècles l’image du portrait officiel des cours européennes. Rev. To do this, Drevet been assisted by a drawing executed by the young Jean-Marc Nattier and to who the director of buildings records payment, on August 20, 1713: "to the Sr Nattier the young, painter, for the drawing of a portrait of the king after Rigaud, which he copied to serve as a model for engraving during 1713, [...] 500 livres"[12], Drevet owes a great deal to Nattier's work, which has recreated Rigaud's painting to its smallest details, to the projected dimensions of an etching. (École Pratique des Hautes Études, 2003), vol. Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743) Alternative names: Hyacinthe François Honoré Mathias Pierre André Jean Rigaud Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros Hyacinthe Rigault: Description: French painter, professor, draughtsman and pastellist: Date of birth/death: 18 July 1659 / 1659 29 December 1743 Location of birth/death: Perpignan: Paris: Work location Possibly King Charles X of France, French, 1757 - 1836 (Paris, France; Schloss Frohsdorf, Austria), possibly by inheritance to his daughter-in-law, Marie-Caroline, or his grandson, Henri de Bourbon V, possibly 1836. Bordeaux, Jean-Luc. Portrait de Louis XIV, roi de France (1661-1715) par Hyacinthe RIGAUD, 1701, 277*194 m, Paris, Musée du Louvre. Une section entière, spectaculaire, sera consacrée aux portraits de Louis XIV. Myriam Tsikounas, « De la gloire à l'émotion, Louis XIV en costume de sacre par Hyacinthe Rigaud », Sociétés & Représentations, vol. On the death of King Charles II of Spain on 18 November 1700, Spain was beset by the dynastic ambitions of other European powers, resulting in a succession war. This work is by M. Rigaud. Portrait de Louis XIV en costume de sacre Hyacinthe Rigaud Musée du Louvre. "Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743)." Lucien Bély, Dictionnaire Louis XIV, Robert Laffont, 2015, p. 103, sfn error: no target: CITEREFCharles-Philippe_de_Chennevières-Pointel1854 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFJoseph_Roman1919 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFJules_Guiffrey1881 (. Avant de rejoindre ses Etats, celui qui était devenu Philippe V d ‘Espagne tint à emporter avec lui le portrait en pied de son illustre aïeul, et il en fit la commande à l’un des peintres les plus en vogue de la cour, Hyacinthe Rigaud. IV, Paris, De Bure, 1745. Inventaire des tableaux commandés et achetés par la direction des bâtiments du roi (1709-1792), vol. Soulié, Dussieux, de Chennevières, Mantz, de Montaiglon avec les additions inédites du Duc de Saint-Simon, t. VIII, 1701-1702, Paris, 1856, p. 51. Huile sur toile d’après Rigaud par Prévost. (, «Louis XIV en costume du sacre - 1701 », étude de Janine Vittori, Conseillère Pédagogique Départementale Arts visuels Haute-Corse, mars 2010. laire Constans, Musée National du château de Versailles : Les peintures, Paris, RMN, 1995, II, p. 757, no 4269. En 1701, Hyacinthe Rigaud exécute le portrait en pied de Louis XIV en costume de sacre. successeur. The composition recalls Anthony Van Dyck’s 1635 Charles I Dismounted. Thursday, January 19, 1702, Rigaud is seeking a new session, wrote the Marquis de Dangeau: "the King, who had no advice to keep, had the patience to be painted at Madame de Maintenon's by Rigaud; he sends this portrait to the King of Spain, who had urged on ". These statements are corroborated by the mention of the corresponding payment in the books of accounts of the artist, in 1701: "The King and the King of Spain, and a copy of King's portrait of the same size as the original for his Catholic Majesty, in all 12,000 pounds ", the price of three pictures. LOUIS XIV EN MAJESTE. Retrouver le mobilier ou les objets d''art similaires à « Atelier de Hyacinthe Rigaud 1659-1743 - Portrait de Louis XIV en cuirasse » présenté par Galerie PhC, antiquaire à Troyes dans la catégorie Tableaux XVIIe siècle Louis XIV, Tableaux et dessins.