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1	Portraits of Maintenon: edifying depictions of a royal mistress Mason, Ashley Marie 01 May 2012 (has links) Portraits of the Marquise de Maintenon by Louis Ferdinand Elle II and Pierre Mignard are frequently reproduced in the various factual and fictional biographies of Maintenon, but have only been significantly mentioned by art historians in broader studies of the period or in comparison to other portraits. In this thesis, these portraits will be significantly and singularly addressed in a larger study of Maintenon as patron. Both portraits have connections to events occurring in the life of Maintenon at the time of their creation and can be clearly understood as representations of her intended public identity. In addition, each seems to have an interesting relationship to both negative contemporary criticism of Maintenon and to her subsequent legacy. The chapters are ordered chronologically and each involves a discussion of the meaningful visual elements in each portrait. As the earliest portrait that can be firmly considered part of Maintenon's constructed public identity, Louis Elle's Marquise de Maintenon and her Niece is the focus of the first chapter. An analysis of the many possible layers of meaning within this portrait is discussed in relation to Maintenon's complicated legacy. The second chapter centers upon revealing the original function of Mignard's Marquise de Maintenon as St. Frances of Rome and its relationship to the controversy involving Quietism with which Maintenon was involved at the time of the portrait's creation. In the final chapter, the way in which these portraits influence Maintenon's legacy is analyzed. Finally, in the conclusion, the obstacles involved in the study of representations of Maintenon are discussed and suggestions are made of issues requiring further study. Louis Ferdinand Elle II Madame de Maintenon Pierre Mignard Portraiture Quietism Saint-Cyr
2	„Belle comme Vénus‟ : das portrait historié zwischen Grand Siècle und Zeitalter der Aufklärung / "Belle comme Vénus" : le portrait historié entre Grand Siècle et Lumières / "Belle comme Vénus" : the portrait historié between Grand Siècle and Enlightenment Schneider, Marlen 01 June 2015 (has links) Très apprécié et répandu pendant la deuxième moitié du XVIIe siècle et les premières décennies du XVIIIe, le portrait historié fut un phénomène caractéristique de la société de cour, révélateur des pratiques artistiques et culturelles de ce milieu. Partout en Europe et surtout en France, l’élite sociale se faisait peindre en costume de fantaisie mythologique ou historique par des peintres célèbres tels que Nicolas de Largillierre, Pierre Gobert, François de Troy, Jean-Marc Nattier ou Jean Raoux. Figurant encore parmi les desiderata de l’histoire de l’art, l’étude scientifique exhaustive du portrait historié peut toutefois contribuer à la recherche sur le portrait français de l’Ancien Régime en général. Afin de définir la place particulière qui prenait ce type de portrait dans le monde artistique, culturel et sociale de l’époque, nous avons établi une historiographie qui tient compte 1) des innovations iconographiques et formelles du genre, 2) des rapports culturels changeants de ces portraits, 3) de leurs fonctions sociales, et 4) des réactions du public et de la critique d’art à partir du milieu du XVIIIe siècle. Face au discours des Lumières et avec la crise de la monarchie absolutiste en France, ses expressions culturelles et artistiques perdirent leur légitimation, et notamment le portrait historié, étroitement lié aux principes mêmes et aux convictions de la société de cour. / The portrait historié was one of the most characteristic and revealing phenomena of French court society, closely relying on this particular milieu’s artistic and cultural practices, and was thus very much appreciated during the second half of the seventeenth century and the first decades of the eighteenth century. Members of the social elites all over Europe and especially in France chose to sit in mythological or historicized costumes for renowned artists such as Nicolas de Largillierre, Pierre Gobert, François de Troy, Jean-Marc Nattier or Jean Raoux. An extensive study of this particular kind of portraiture, which is still one of the desiderata in art historical research, might generally contribute to scientific research on French portraits from the Ancien Régime. In order to define the artistic, cultural and social impact and status of portraits historiés, the thesis examines the institutional, iconographic and formal evolution of the genre, its cultural context and influences, its social functions, as well as its reception in 18th century public sphere and especially in the context of enlightened discourse. Resulting from the moral and esthetic principles of court society, these cultural and artistic expressions derived from the absolutist French monarchy lost their legitimation during a period of political and social change and revolution. Portrait Portrait historié Portrait mythologique Peinture Mascarade Société de cour Histoire de l'art Histoire sociale de l’art Grand Siècle Lumières XVIIe siècle XVIIIe siècle Nicolas de Largillierre Pierre Gobert François de Troy Jean-Marc Nattier Jean Raoux Pierre Mignard François-Hubert Drouais Hyacinthe Rigaud Portrait Portrait historié Mythological portrait Painting Mascarade Court society History of art Social history of art Grand Siècle Enlightenment 17th century 18th century Nicolas de Largillierre Pierre Gobert François de Troy Jean-Marc Nattier Jean Raoux Pierre Mignard François-Hubert Drouais Hyacinthe Rigaud

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Portraits of Maintenon: edifying depictions of a royal mistress

„Belle comme Vénus‟ : das portrait historié zwischen Grand Siècle und Zeitalter der Aufklärung / "Belle comme Vénus" : le portrait historié entre Grand Siècle et Lumières / "Belle comme Vénus" : the portrait historié between Grand Siècle and Enlightenment