Pierre Mignard was born in France in the city of Troyes as the son of a family of craftsmen. His father was Pierre Mignard sen., his mother Marie née Gallois. He had an older brother Paul who also became a painter. The youngest member of the family was apprenticed to the painter Jean Boucher in Bourges. Later he moved to Paris. In the nearby castle Fontainebleau he copied the paintings of famous artists. At the age of about 23 Pierre Mignard went to Rome, where he lived and worked for over 22 years. He created many paintings, mainly on mythological and religious themes. Especially often he painted the Madonna with Child or altarpieces with saints. He also made commissioned copies of the works of his compatriot Nicolas Poussin. He also discovered his enthusiasm for portraits and painted portraits of various popes, cardinals and other higher dignitaries of the Vatican, but also Italian noblemen and wealthy citizens. Well-known works from this creative period include "The Virgin with the Grapes", "The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist in a Classical Landscape", "The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple" and "Death and Cleopatra".
In 1657 the now very famous artist received an invitation to Paris, probably from Cardinal Mazarin, a minister of the French King Louis XIII and papal diplomat. During a stopover in Avignon, Mignard met the famous dramatist Moliere, of whom he later painted several portraits and who became a close friend. Arriving in Paris, the painter was received with enthusiasm by society. He soon had many influential patrons who had their portraits painted by him. These included, for example, the commander Turenne, the philosophers Bossuet and Descartes and the royal mistresses Montespan, La Valiere and Maintenon. Louis XIV, the Sun King, also held the artist in high esteem and posed for him several times. Piere Mignard was the undisputed star among Parisian painters at the time and even deposed the king's first painter, Charles Le Brun, from the throne. The artist died in 1695, just as he had just accepted a major artistic work on the dome of the Dome of the Invalides.
Art critics today assume that Pierre Mignard was one of the most successful portrait painters of the time, but not one of the best.
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.jpg "Portrait of Louis de Bourbon, Comte Vermandois by Pierre Mignard")
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1690_(oil_on_canvas)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1633138).jpg "Christ with the Reed (Ecce Homo), 1690 by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Madame de Saint Germain by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Perseus Delivering Andromeda by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Louise Marie de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours Duchess of Orleans by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Madame de Montespan as Diana by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Christ and the Woman of Samaria by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Louis François Marie Le Tellier, Marquis de Barbezieux by Pierre Mignard")
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_Superintendent_of_Nav_-_(MeisterDrucke-1021355).jpg "Portrait of Cesar, Duke of Vendome and Beaufort (1594-1665), Superintendent of Navigation by Pierre Mignard")
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_(future_Philip_V_of_Spa_-_(MeisterDrucke-947052).jpg "Portrait of Philippe of France, Duke of Anjou (Future Philip V of Spain) Depicts Child with His Black Dog by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Young Gentleman by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Madame Valentinous, Half-Length, in a Red Embroidered Dress with a Blue and Grey Wrap by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Lady in Allegorical Guise, Holding a Dish of Pearls by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Henrietta of Orleans, Daughter of Charles I, from the Picture in the Royal Collection by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Moliere in the Role of Caesar in the Death of Pompey by Pierre Mignard")
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_son_of_Louis_XIV_(1638-1715)_known_as_-_(MeisterDrucke-993649).jpg "The Family of Louis of France (1661-1711) son of Louis XIV (1638-1715), known as the Grand Dauphin, in 1687 by Pierre Mignard")
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_dit_Monsieur_brother_of_Louis_X_-_(MeisterDrucke-960226).jpg "Portrait of Philippe Duke of Orleans by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Summer, Study for One of a Series of Tapestries Manufactured at the Gobelins Tapestry Factory by Pierre Mignard")
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_17th_century_Sun_235x188_m_-_(MeisterDrucke-961681).jpg "Self Portrait of Pierre Mignard by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Louis of France, Grand Dauphin 1661-1711, with His Family by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois 1641-1691 by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Saint Cecile singing the praises of the Lord. The saint plays the harp and is surrounded by instruments. Painting by Pierre Mignard (1612-1695) by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Cardinal Mazarin by Pierre Mignard")
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_son_of_Louis_XIV_(1638-1715)_known_as_-_(MeisterDrucke-973849).jpg "The Family of Louis of France, son of Louis XIV, known as the Grand Dauphin, in 1687 by Pierre Mignard")
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_and_the_Great_-_(MeisterDrucke-981774).jpg "Portrait of Marie Therese of Austria, Queen of France, and the Great Dauphin by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Philippe I, Duke of Orléans by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Liselotte de Palatinat by Pierre Mignard")
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_1640_Sun_121x0_-_(MeisterDrucke-972258).jpg "The Virgin with the Cluster by Pierre Mignard")
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_Peinture_de_Pierre_Migna_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644224).jpg "Jesus on the Way to Calvary (The Bearing of the Cross) by Pierre Mignard")
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_(Giulio_Raimondo_Mazzarino_or_Maz_-_(MeisterDrucke-948381).jpg "Portrait of Cardinal Jules Mazarin by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Madame de Sevigne by Pierre Mignard")
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_Bossuet_(1627-1704)_during_his_fir_-_(MeisterDrucke-964246).jpg "Portrait of Jacques Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704), During His First Appointment as Bishop of Condom (Gers), in His Library. Painting by Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), Oil on Canvas by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Louise Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, 1674-1681 by Pierre Mignard")
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_Superintendent_of_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-948288).jpg "Portrait of Edouard Colbert, Marquis de Villacerf (1628-1699) by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Equestrian Portrait of Louis XIV at the Siege of Namur by Pierre Mignard")
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 Infanta of Spain and Queen of France - (MeisterDrucke-128634).jpg "Anne of Austria (1601-66) Infanta of Spain and Queen of France by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "A Lady, said to be Hortense Mancini, Duchesse de Mazarin by Pierre Mignard")
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 Marquis de Seign - (MeisterDrucke-572447).jpg "Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Louis XIV of France Riding a Horse by Pierre Mignard")
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 wife of Louis XIV with her son the Dauphin Louis of France (1661-1711) after 1661 - (MeisterDrucke-57666).jpg "Maria Theresa, wife of Louis XIV, with her son the Dauphin Louis of France after 1661 by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Madame de Maintenon with the Natural Children of Louis XIV by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Molière by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of the author Molière 1622-1673, ca 1658 by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "A Woman and her Son by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Marie Mancini by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Draft for Ceiling Decoration by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Molière by Mignard - Musée de Chantilly by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Ecce Homo by Pierre Mignard")
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_by_Rochechouart_Mortemart_Ma_-_(MeisterDrucke-1001901).jpg "Portrait of Francoise Athenais, Marquise de Montespan by Pierre Mignard")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-985047).jpg "Cupola of the Church of Val de Grace painted by Pierre Mignard (1612-1695) by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Philippe de France by Pierre Mignard")
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_Mademoiselle_de_Blois_Blowing_Soap_Bubbles_(oi_-_(MeisterDrucke-897954).jpg "Marie-Anne de Bourbon Mademoiselle de Blois, Blowing Soap Bubbles by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "The Death of Cleopatra by Pierre Mignard")
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 Duke of Vendome and Beaufort - (MeisterDrucke-56681).jpg "Cesar de Bourbon (1595-1665) Duke of Vendome and Beaufort by Pierre Mignard")
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_marechal_of_Fra_-_(MeisterDrucke-1030389).jpg "Portrait of Antonin Nompar de Caumont, Duke of Lauzun by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "The Young Louis XIV by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Draft for Ceiling Decoration by Pierre Mignard")
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_pa_-_(MeisterDrucke-1102274).jpg "Portrait of Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon or Mademoiselle de Tours by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Equestrian Portrait of Louis XIV by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Gentleman by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "The Grand Dauphin with his Wife and Children by Pierre Mignard")
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 President of the Chambre des Comptes - (MeisterDrucke-72987).jpg "Jacques Tubeuf, President of the Chambre des Comptes by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "Portrait of Madame de la Sablière by Pierre Mignard")
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.jpg "The Marquise de Seignelay and Two of Her Sons by Pierre Mignard")
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