Michel Dorigny
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Michel Dorigny was a French painter and engraver.
. He trained at the Académie de peinture et de sculpture
and became the teacher and father to the painters Nicolas
and Louis Dorigny. According to Roger de Piles
he married Vouet's daughter, and was himself professor of the Academy when he died.
Biography
According to the RKD he was a pupil of Georges Lallemand and Simon VouetSimon Vouet
Simon Vouet was a French painter and draftsman, who today is perhaps best remembered for helping to introduce the Italian Baroque style of painting to France.-Life:...
. He trained at the Académie de peinture et de sculpture
Académie de peinture et de sculpture
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
and became the teacher and father to the painters Nicolas
Nicolas Dorigny
Sir Nicolas Dorigny, a French engraver, was the youngest son of Michel Dorigny, and was born in Paris in 1658. He was brought up to the bar, and followed that profession until he was thirty years of age, when, in consequence of deafness, he turned his thoughts to the arts, and visited Italy, where...
and Louis Dorigny. According to Roger de Piles
Roger de Piles
Roger de Piles was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.-Life:Born in Clamecy, Roger de Piles started his career in art as a pupil of Claude François....
he married Vouet's daughter, and was himself professor of the Academy when he died.