Louis XIV (1638-1715), roi de France

Louis XIV (1638-1715), roi de France

Rigaud, Hyacinthe France

Details

Dimensions
Hauteur 2,77 m; Hauteur avec accessoire 3,395 m; Largeur 1,94 m; Largeur avec accessoire 2,45 m
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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The sitter is a reigning monarch, depicted in ermine, fleur-de-lis-patterned blue textiles, lace, and other courtly regalia.

Styles and Movements

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies the medium as huile sur toile, or oil on canvas.

Time Periods

  • 18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to 1701, in the first quarter of the 18th century.

Geographic Regions

  • 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]