Louis XIV (1638-1715), roi de France
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- huile sur toile
- Dimensions
- Hauteur 2,77 m; Hauteur avec accessoire 3,395 m; Largeur 1,94 m; Largeur avec accessoire 2,45 m
- Department
- Département des Peintures
- Holding institution
- Musée du Louvre
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the sitter as Louis XIV, and the image presents a single recognizable figure in a formal full-length pose.
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Political Figures Both · 99%
The catalog identifies Louis XIV as king of France, while the image shows him with regalia and attributes associated with sovereign office.
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Royalty and Aristocracy Both · 99%
The sitter is a reigning monarch, depicted in ermine, fleur-de-lis-patterned blue textiles, lace, and other courtly regalia.
Styles and Movements
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Baroque Interpretive · 90%
The theatrical full-length court portrait, dramatic drapery, strong contrasts, rich color, and emphasis on status are visually consistent with Baroque portraiture; the catalog does not supply a style label.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The image contains extensive decorative detail in the gold embroidery, repeated fleur-de-lis, ermine robe, lace, patterned textiles, furnishings, and drapery.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Both · 99%
The work is held in the Louvre’s Département des Peintures, is cataloged as oil on canvas, and is visibly a painted image.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies the medium as huile sur toile, or oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1701, in the first quarter of the 18th century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog identifies the artist as Hyacinthe Rigaud of France and the sitter as the king of France.
Source & rights
Hyacinthe Rigaud. [1]