Artist: Francois Le Moyne (1688 - 1737)
Nationality: French
Movement: Rococo
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Francois Le Moyne’s career began when he won the Prix de Rome in 1711 after studying in Paris. He admired the work of Raphael, Correggio, and Peter Paul Rubens and aspired to paint ceiling decorations in their manner. In his work he blended traditional Baroque influences with Rococo colors and figures. In 1728, King Louis XV commissioned Le Moyne to paint the ceiling of the Hercules Salon at Versailles. Not long after, he was named first painter. However, distressed by excessive work, jealousy, and his wifes’ death, Le Moyne stabbed himself nine times and died in 1737.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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J. Paul Getty Museum -
Head of King Louis XV
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Francois Le Moyne - Diana and Callisto 1723 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Diana and Callisto, François Le Moyne (1688 - 1737)  (Artist), 1723, Oil on canvas
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Bacchante (18e siècle) by anonyme
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Quilt, ’Le Moyne Star’ Pattern, Leah R. Wine Coffman (1842 - 1931) , 1856, Pieced and quilted cotton
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Simon Francois Ravenet II The Death of Seneca 1768
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Francois-Guillaume Menageot - The Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the Arms of Francois I c. 1781 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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Francois Bonvin Francois Bonvin gravant a l'eau forte Etching 1861
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Simon Francois Ravenet II The young gipsy Engraving 1762
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Simon Francois Ravenet II The Return of the Prodigal Son Engraving 1772
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: attributed to François Lemoine and or possibly Jean-François de Troy Title: Cleopatra Date: 18th
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Simon Francois Ravenet II La chasse a l'oiseau Engraving 18th century
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Simon Francois Ravenet II St. Catherine de Sienne Engraving 18th century
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Simon Francois Ravenet II Venus and Adonis Engraving 18th century
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Simon Francois Ravenet II The Return of Neptune Engraving 18th century
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Simon Francois Ravenet II Tobias anointing his father's eye Engraving 18th century
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La reine Monime (17e siècle) by VIGNON Claude
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Simon Francois Ravenet II The Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop of London, Dr. Thos. Sherlock Engraving 1756
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Simon Francois Ravenet II Sophonisba accepting the nuptial present Engraving 18th century
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Adrien Pierre Francois Godefroy Guinea Hens Etching 18th - 19th century
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Adrien Pierre Francois Godefroy Le Retour au Hameau Etching 18th - 19th century
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Nicolas Africano Shield, Ngake Wood, pigment 19th–early 20th century
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Jacques Louis David - Madame Francois Buron 1769 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Adrien Pierre Francois Godefroy La Nature Couronnant Hippocrate Engraving 18th - 19th century
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PORTRAIT DE FRANCOIS II, EMPEREUR D'ALLEMAGNE (FRANCOIS IER, EMPEREUR D'AUTRICHE) (2e moitié 18e siècle) by anonyme
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Jean-August-Dominique Ingres - Portrait of Pierre-Francois Bernier 1800 oil on paper mounted Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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John Singer Sargent - Mme. Francois Buloz (Christine Blaze) 1879 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Eugene Delacroix - A Portrait of Dr. Francois-Marie Desmaisons c. 1832-33 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Gustave DorÈ Les gÈmonies du moyne, illustration no.112 on page 127 in the book Les contes drolatiques by HonorÈ de Balzac. 5th edition (Paris: SociÈtÈ gÈnÈrale de Librairie, 1855) wood engraving 1855
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Gustave DorÈ Le moyne sommeille ung petit, illustration no. 343 on page 477 in the book Les contes drolatiques by HonorÈ de Balzac. 5th edition (Paris: SociÈtÈ gÈnÈrale de Librairie, 1855) wood engraving 1855
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Gustave DorÈ Le moyne Amador, qui feut..., illustration no. 337 on page 469 in the book Les contes drolatiques by HonorÈ de Balzac. 5th edition (Paris: SociÈtÈ gÈnÈrale de Librairie, 1855) wood engraving 1855
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Gustave DorÈ Le moyne Amador, qui feut..., illustration no. 336 on page 468 in the book Les contes drolatiques by HonorÈ de Balzac. 5th edition (Paris: SociÈtÈ gÈnÈrale de Librairie, 1855) wood engraving 1855
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Gustave DorÈ Le salut du moyne Amador, illustration no. 339 on page 472 in the book Les contes drolatiques by HonorÈ de Balzac. 5th edition (Paris: SociÈtÈ gÈnÈrale de Librairie, 1855) wood engraving 1855
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Pierre-Jean David d'Angers - Francois-Pascal-Simon, Baron Gerard 1836-c. 1838 plaster National Gallery of Art French
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Francois de Poilly Alexandre Falguiere engraving 1887
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Homme drapé, à genoux, de profil vers la gauche (1ère moitié 18e siècle) by LEMOYNE François
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SAINT FRANCOIS REGIS. (titre inscrit) (1840 vers) by anonyme ; PELLERIN (imprimeur, éditeur)
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Francois L'heureux Untitled oil 16th century
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Francois Bonvin The etcher etching 1861
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Francois de Poilly Portrait of a man Engraving 1657
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Francois Bonvin Boy with a bowl of soup etching 1861
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Francois Bonvin The Weaver etching 19th century
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Nicholas-Barthelemy Francois Dequevauviller Aspect d'une partie du Village of Cana in Galilee Engraving 18th - 19th century
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LE DAUPHIN FRANCOIS, FILS DE FRANCOIS IER (16e siècle) by CORNEILLE DE LYON (atelier)
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Francois Denis Nee Vue Pittoresque 18th - 19th century
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Johann Christoph Reinsperger Francois I , etc. 18th century
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Anonymous Francois Comte de Nerly 19th century
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Jacques Francois Carabain Une Rue a Narni oil on canvas 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Etching materials etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin La Guitariste Etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Mangeur de soupe Etching 1861
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Francois Bonvin Rue Croulebarbe Etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Street Scene etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Fileuse Bretonne etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Auguste Pequegnot Etching 1850
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Francois Bonvin Mandolin players etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin La Tisserande Etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Kitchen Maid etching 19th century
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Francois Bonvin Stone Archway etching 19th century
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Francois Hubert Lemercier 18th - 19th century

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