Hercules Raising his Club: Study for “Hercules and Cacus”
Gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray
Catalogue
- Year
- 1717
- Dimensions
- 41 × 24.7 cm (16 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- François Le Moyne
Artist
François Lemoyne or François Le Moine was a French rococo painter. He was a winner of the Prix de Rome, professor of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, and Premier peintre du Roi to Louis XV. He was tutor to Charles-Joseph Natoire and François Boucher.
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- François Le Moyne
- Year
- 1717
- Dimensions
- 41 × 24.7 cm (16 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1717-338474
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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