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Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, (baptised January 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'École des femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur, (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare (The Miser), Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). Born into a prosperous family and having studied at the Collège de Clermont, Molière was well suited to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years as an itinerant actor helped him polish his comic abilities while he began writing, combining Commedia dell'arte elements with the more refined French comedy. Through the patronage of a few aristocrats, including Philippe I, Duke of Orléans – the brother of Louis XIV – Molière procured a command performance before the King at the Louvre. Performing a classic play by Pierre Corneille and a farce of his own, Le Docteur amoureux (The Doctor in Love), Molière was granted the use of salle du Petit-Bourbon near the Louvre, a spacious room appointed for theatrical performances. Later, Molière was granted the use of the Palais-Royal. In both locations he found success among the Parisians with plays such as Les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), L'École des maris (The School for Husbands) and L'École des femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favor brought a royal pension to his troupe and the title "Troupe du Roi" (The King's Troupe). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments. Though he received the adulation of the court and Parisians, Molière's satires attracted criticisms from moralists and the Roman Catholic Church. Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite) and its attack on religious hypocrisy roundly received condemnations from the Church, while Dom Juan was banned from performance. Molière's hard work in so many theatrical capacities began to take its toll on his health and, by 1667, he was forced to take a break from the stage. In 1673, during a production of his final play, Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), Molière, who suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis, was seized by a coughing fit and a haemorrhage while playing the hypochondriac Argan. He finished the performance but collapsed again and died a few hours later.
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- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
L'Apothéose d'Homère, dit aussi Homère déifié
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- Aeschylus
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- 19th century
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DISPUTE DE TRISSOTIN ET DE VADIUS
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Louis Gallait
Le triomphe des arts et la victoire du bien et du vrai ou...
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- Painting
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre Mignard
JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN, DIT MOLIERE (1622-1673)
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- Entertainment
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre Mignard
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière (1622-1673)
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- Entertainment
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles-Antoine Coypel
PSYCHE ABANDONNEE PAR L'AMOUR
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- Painting
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre Mignard
P. Mignard. J.B. Poquelin dit Molière
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Jacques Caffieri
Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit) (Paris, 1622 - Pari...
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- Sculpture
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles-Antoine Coypel
Portrait de Molière (1622-1673)
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- Painting
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- 17th century
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles-Antoine Coypel
Molière (né Jean Baptiste Poquelin (Paris 1622 - 1673))
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- Entertainment
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Antoine Houdon
Molière (1622-1673)
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- Sculpture
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- 18th century
- 19th century
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Molière reçu par Louis XIV
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- Portrayed subject:
- Carpet
- Chimney
- Louis XIV of France
- Meal
- Molière
- Table (furniture)
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Molière et Racine (Nus, en buste)
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- Drawing
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Eugène Devéria
Scène des Fourberies de Scapin
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Comedy
- Dog
- Domestic worker
- Forgiveness
- House
- Man
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- 19th century
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Scène du Malade Imaginaire: Ah mon Papa, vous m'avez bles...
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- Field(s):
- Entertainment
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Actor
- Curtain
- Falling (accident)
- Fauteuil
- Folding screen
- Man
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Molière (avec son manteau et son masque), Boileau (sa sil...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- 19th century
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