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| Laurent de La Hyre (1606–1656) | ||||||||||
| De La Hyre, a French historical and portrait painter, was born in Paris to Etienne de La Hyre, a painter renowned in Poland. He began his training under his father before studying with Lallemand and examining Primaticcio’s works at Fontainebleau, though he never travelled to Italy. His work emerged during the period before Simon Vouet’s influence reshaped French painting. One of his key pieces, Nicolas V Opening the Crypt, painted in 1630 for the Capuchins of the Marais, reflects the clarity and seriousness that defined his finest works, likely influencing Le Sueur. His drawings, such as Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, shared the same dignified quality as his paintings. De La Hyre worked extensively for the Capuchins across Paris, Rouen, and Fécamp, and produced works for the goldsmiths’ company. In 1646, he co-founded the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and received an invitation from Richelieu to the Palais Royal. He was commissioned by figures such as Chancellor Séguier and Tallemant de Réaux for significant projects at the Gobelins. His portraits, including a 1654 work for the Paris town hall, depicted principal dignitaries. Although his colour palette sometimes leaned toward the cloudy, his execution remained robust, even with the occasional touch of mannerism. In his later years, de La Hyre focused on landscapes and smaller works, engraving forty-six religious, mythological, and landscape subjects, many of which were lost during the upheavals of 1793 and 1794. He died in Paris. | ||||||||||
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