Title
Louis XIV
Description
Louis XIV had ordered this portrait as a gift for his grandson, the future Philip V of Spain (r. 17001746), but when Rigaud finished the painting, Louis liked it too much to give it away and only three years later ordered a copy from Rigaud to give to his grandson. The request for copies of royal portraits was not unusual since the aristocratic families of Europe were linked through marriage. Paintings made appropriate gifts and at the same time memorialized important political alliances by recording them in visual form.
Creator
Hyacinthe Rigaud
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn
Art History, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, 2010 (9780205800377)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
1701
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
oil paintings (visual works)
paintings (visual works)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4570005
vw-20100831-1
Date Created
2011-09-02
Date Modified
2011-09-02
Is Part Of
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
9'2" x 7'10 3/4
Medium
oil on canvas
Spatial Coverage
Louvre (Paris, France)
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Tags
Citation
Hyacinthe Rigaud, “Louis XIV,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed March 4, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/36126.