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Also Known As Hyacinthe François Honoré Mathias Pierre André Jean Rigau y Ros
Baptized July 18, 1659
Died December 29, 1743 • Paris • France
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture

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Rigaud, Hyacinthe: Louis XV as a Child
Bossuet, detail of an oil painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1698; in the Uffizi, Florence
Frederick IV, detail of an oil painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud; in Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
Louis XIV
Louis XIV
Louis XV, detail of a portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud; in the Chateau de Versailles
Nemours, Marie d'Orleans-Longueville, duchesse de
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Pierre Mignard
French painter
Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish artist
Artemisia Gentileschi: Judith with Her Maidservant
Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian painter
Zurbarán, Francisco de
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish painter
Champaigne, Philippe de: The Dream of Saint Joseph
Philippe de Champaigne
Flemish-born painter
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Gerard Terborch
Dutch painter
Fabritius, Carel: Self-Portrait
Carel Fabritius
Dutch painter
Coello, Claudio: Adoration of the Holy Eucharist
Claudio Coello
Spanish painter
Sir Peter Lely, etching after a painting by the artist.
Sir Peter Lely
Dutch painter
Gerrit Dou: Self-Portrait
Gerrit Dou
Dutch painter
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Sir James Thornhill
English painter
Cuyp, Jacob Gerritsz.: The Shepherdess
Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp
Dutch painter
The Confessional
Giuseppe Maria Crespi
Italian painter
The Duke of Pastrana, oil on canvas by Juan Carreño de Miranda, after 1666; in the Prado, Madrid. 217 × 155 cm.
Juan Carreño de Miranda
Spanish painter
Helst, Bartholomeus van der: Two Gentlemen Seated at a Table
Bartholomeus van der Helst
Dutch painter
Maes, Nicolaes: Girl at a Window
Nicolaes Maes
Dutch painter
Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Baciccio): The Triumph of the Name of Jesus
Baciccio
Italian painter
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Thomas de Keyser
Dutch painter
Netscher, Caspar: Self-Portrait
Caspar Netscher
German painter
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Cornelius Johnson
English painter

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