Pierre Mignard
Pierre Mignard | |
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Pierre Mignard self-portrait | |
| Born | 17 November 1612 Troyes, France |
| Died | 30 May 1695 (aged 82) Paris, France |
| Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture | |
| In office 1690–1695 | |
| Monarch | Louis XIV of France |
| Preceded by | Charles Le Brun |
| Succeeded by | Noël Coypel |
Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ miɲaʁ]; 17 November 1612 – 30 May 1695), called "Mignard le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits. He was a near-contemporary of the Premier Peintre du Roi Charles Le Brun with whom he engaged in a bitter, life-long rivalry.