Pierre II Mignard (20 February 1640 – 10 April 1725) was a French architect and painter. He was the son of painter

Nicolas Mignard Nicolas Mignard, called Mignard d’Avignon, (7 February 1606 (baptised) – 20 March 1668) was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits.Lada Nikolenko. "Mignard." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. O ...

and the younger brother of

Paul Mignard Paul Mignard (27 December 1639, in Avignon – 15 October 1691, in Lyon) was a French painter and etcher.Adrien Marcel, 'Nicolas Mignard, Mémoires de l'Académie de Vaucluse', 1931, p.16 Born into an important artistic family with its origin ...

, a portrait painter.

Biography

Pierre II Mignard was born and died in

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

. In 1671, he became one of the first eight members of the

Académie royale d'architecture The Académie Royale d'Architecture (; en, "Royal Academy of Architecture") was a French learned society founded in 1671. It had a leading role in influencing architectural theory and education, not only in France, but throughout Europe and th ...

created by

Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Vers ...

Gallery

File:Pierre II Mignard-Saint Pierre.jpg, Saint Pierre File:Pierre II Mignard-Marie Madeleine.jpg, Marie Madeleine File:Musée Pierre de Luxembourg 036 Ste Casarie Pierre II Mignard.jpg, Saint Casarie File:Pierre Mignard II-Noli me tangere.jpg, ''Noli me tangere'' (1711) File:James II and Family (Mignard).jpg, James II and Family (1694) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mignard, Pierre II 17th-century French architects 18th-century French architects 17th-century French painters 18th-century French painters Members of the Académie royale d'architecture 1640 births 1725 deaths Artists from Avignon