Jean Raoux
Jean Raoux (1677 – 10 February 1734), French painter, was born in Montpellier. • Illustration — Jean Raoux, by Michel Aubert, from the 1752 editions of Dezallier d'Argenville's Abregé After the usual course of training he became a member of the Academy in 1717 as an historical painter. His reputation had been previously established by the acclaimed decorations executed during his three years in Italy on the palace of Giustiniani Solini in Venice, and by some easel paintings, the Four Ages of Man (National Gallery), commissioned by the grand prior of Vendôme. To this latter class of subject Raoux devoted himself, refusing to paint portraits except in character.
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Jean Raoux
Jean Raoux · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1677. · Montpellier.
- Died
- 1734. · Paris.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of France.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- history, portrait and genre.
- Teachers
- Antoine Ranc.
- Honours
- first Prix de Rome for painting.
- Languages
- French.
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The list of his works is a long series of sets of the Seasons, of the Hours, of the Elements, or of those scenes of amusement and gallantry in the representation of which he was immeasurably surpassed by his younger rival Watteau. After his stay in England (1720) he lived much in the Temple, where he decorated several rooms. He died in Paris in 1734. His best pupils were Chevalier and Montdidier. His works were much engraved by Poilly, Moyreau, Dupuis, etc. • Illustration — La chasse de Didon et Énée
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Jean Raoux (12 June 1677 – 10 February 1734) is described as a painter in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Jean Raoux was born on 12 June 1677 in Montpellier, Hérault and died on 10 February 1734 in Paris.
Training under Antoine Ranc is recorded. Jean Chevalier is recorded as having studied under Jean Raoux. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history, portrait and genre. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome and Paris. Positions recorded include academician. Work by Jean Raoux is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Vleeshuis and Israel Museum. Distinctions recorded are first Prix de Rome for painting.
• Illustration — L'indiscrète (1728) • Illustration — Jeune femme lisant une lettre II • Illustration — Jeune fille qui fait voler un oiseau (1717) • Illustration — Jeune fille au collier de perles • Illustration — Vestal Virgin • Illustration — Les petites musiciennes • Illustration — Pygmalion amoureux de sa statue (1717) • Illustration — L'origine du peinture Dibutades Tracing the Portrait of her Lover • Illustration — Mademoiselle Prévost, Bacchante • Illustration — Orpheus and Eurydice (c. 1718–1720) • Illustration — Antique Virgins (Left, 1727) and Moderne Virgins (right, 1728)
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1677
Jean Raoux born at Montpellier.
1734
Jean Raoux died at Paris.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q444636: Jean Raoux
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- “Jean Raoux”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Jean Raoux, 1677–1734, Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2010
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- 1.La Liseuse, Jean Raoux. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Beaune.
- 2.Voltaire. Œuvres complètes de Voltaire. Baudouin frères. 1825.
- 3.Musée des Beaux-arts de Beaune, l’œuvre du mois (http://www.beaune.fr/IMG/pdf/l_oeuvre_du_mois_de_septembre.pdf).
- 4.Biographie extraite du dossier de presse de l’exposition Jean Raoux, musée Fabre de Montpellier 2009-2010 (artactu.com).
- 5.Orphée et Eurydice
- 6.Jean Raoux. Le silence ou Femme à la fenêtre soutenant un rideau. Musée Calvet.
- 7.Jean Raoux. La liseuse.
- 8.Base Joconde 04400000376 Portrait de Mme Nicolas de Poulhariez
- 9.Base Joconde 000PE007314 Portrait de Madame Boucher, née Marie-Françoise Perdrigeon
- 10.Base Joconde 01370006330 Portrait d'Alexis Piron
- 11.Base Joconde 01370006326 Portrait de femme à la toque
- 12.Base Joconde M0347001679 Portrait de jeune femme accompagnée d'une vieille
- 13.Base Joconde 000PE019083 Vierges antiques
- 14.Base Joconde 000PE019082 Vierges modernes
- 15.Base Joconde 000PE030491 Portrait de femme à sa fenêtre
- 16.Base Joconde 000PE030492 Portrait de femme
- 17.Base Joconde 000PE016310 Portrait de femme
- 18.Base Joconde 000PE014576 Portrait de femme au collier de perles
- 19.Base Joconde 000PE014577 Portrait de femmes aux mains croisées
- 20.Base Joconde 06070000210 Les Vestales
- 21.Base Joconde 000PE002295 Jeune femme lisant une lettre
- 22.Base Joconde 00000104572 Philippe de Vendôme, grand prieur de France
- 23.Base Joconde 000PE002294 Télémaque raconte ses aventures à Calypso
- 24.Base Joconde 000PE032524 La Mort de Procris
- 25.Base Joconde 000PE030120 Portrait de Jean Soanen, évêque de Senez
- 26.Base Joconde 07290022379 Portrait de femme en Minerve
- 27.Base Joconde 02650001393 Portrait de Mademoiselle Prévost en bacchante
- 28.Jean Raoux. Vestale. Musée de l’Hermitage.
- 29.Miroir, Wallace
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Jean Raoux, 1677–1734, Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2010Crossref registry
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