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Artist:
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François Jouvenet
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Title:
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Portrait of Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720)
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Date:
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1701
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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18 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (47.3 x 39.4 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 310
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François Jouvenet, born into a family of highly-respected artists, studied in Paris, and eventually established himself as a portraitist of considerable reputation. The sitter in this portrait, Antoine Coysevox, was a sculptor employed at the Court of Louis XIV who also served as director of the French Academy from 1702 to 1705. This painting was one of a pair that Jouvenet presented as his diploma paintings for acceptance into the French Academy in 1701.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Jouvenet, François
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1664 - 1749
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720), a sculptor employed by Louis XIV
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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71.45
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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