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Pierre MIGNARD (1612-1695), attributed to
Portrait of a man …
See original version (French)
216
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Pierre MIGNARD (1612-1695), attributed to
Portrait of a man …
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Pierre MIGNARD (1612-1695), attributed to
Portrait of a man with his tie untied, c.1680
Oil on canvas in a mock oval.
H_48,5 cm W_38,5 cm
Faded, restorations.
Our painting is a very fine example of the evolution of portraiture under Louis
XIV. The pose became less formal and the artists took more freedom.
freedom. Here, the man is depicted with the knot of his tie untied. More
more than original, this particular representation expresses a certain closeness
with the painter.
Pierre Mignard may well have inherited his sense of portraiture from his master, Simon Vouet, with whom he completed his apprenticeship.
Vouet, with whom he completed the second part of his apprenticeship.
A painter of great talent, his trips to Italy, from which he returned at the request of Louis XIV in
Louis XIV in 1657, convinced him of the value of chiaroscuro.
His portraits reveal a great psychology and a very particular care
attention to detail. He was one of Charles Lebrun's direct competitors at the
court of Louis XIV.
See original version (French)
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