File:Pierre Mignard - Madame de Montespan dressed as the hunting goddess Diana.png

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Artist
Pierre Mignard I  (1612–1695)  wikidata:Q360010
 
Pierre Mignard I
Alternative names
Mignard le Romain
Description French painter, miniaturist and muralist
brother of Nicolas Mignard
Date of birth/death 17 November 1612 Edit this at Wikidata 30 May 1695 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Troyes Paris
Work location
Fontainebleau, Troyes (....-1636), Italy (1636-1656), Rome, Avignon (1657), Paris (1657-1695)
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artist QS:P170,Q360010
Description
English: Presumed portrait of Madame de Montespan (1640-1707) dressed as the hunting goddess Diana
"This extraordinary portrait most likely depicts the beautiful Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Montespan (1641-1707), called Madame de Montepan, maîtresse-en-titre, to King Louis XIV. She was well-known for her beauty and was in her time called the true Queen. She was also known for his witty conversation skills, was well-read and knowledgeable in politics. Here she is depicted as Diana, goddess of the hunt." [1]
Date 17th century
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 130 cm (51.1 in); width: 95.5 cm (37.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,130U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,95.5U174728
Object history Auction: Bukowskis, Stockholm, 13 December 2016, Asian sale 597, lot 221.
Source/Photographer https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/597/221-pierre-mignard-portrait-depicting-madame-de-montespan-dressed-as-the-hunting-goddess-diana

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