Portræt af kong Frederik IV som prins
Hyacinthe Rigaud
1693
Medium
Olie på lærred
Classification
Maleri
Department
Den Kongelige Maleri- og Skulptursamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KMS3632
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Maleri
About the Artist
Hyacinthe Rigaud · 1659–1743
Rigaud was one of the foremost painters of the later reign of Louis XIV. His subjects were drawn largely from court circles, specializing in the state portrait. His style included a greater formality to portraiture, in contrast to the previous style of understated elegance made popular by Titian and Anthony van Dyck. Rigaud's style continued dominate official portraiture in France into the 18th ce...