1714
oil
canvas
From the collection of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Portrait of August III of Poland is a 1714 oil by Rigaud Hyacinthe, a Rococo painting work, held at Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
The painting depicts a man in a red and white robe, holding a sword in his right hand. He has long, curly hair and is wearing a blue sash across his chest. To his left is a dark-skinned man in a brown robe and white turban, who appears to be walking behind him. The background of the painting is a cloudy sky with a tree on the left side. The man in the red robe seems to be the main subject of the painting, and his elaborate clothing suggests that he may be a person of importance. The dark-skinned man behind him adds a sense of depth and context to the scene. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to explore the technique of chiaroscuro, which was often used by artists like Hyacinthe, Rigaud.
Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (Catalan pronunciation: ; 18 July 1659 – 29 December 1743), known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud (pronounced ), was a Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility.
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