Dorigny Louis

1654 Louis Dorigny, French painter and engraver who died on 29 November 1742. Like his brother Nicolas Dorigny [bapt. 02 Jun 1658 – 01 Dec 1746], he was trained by his father Michel Dorigny [1616 – 20 Feb 1665]. He was a follower of Charles Le Brun. In 1671 Louis Dorigny went to Italy, where he worked as a decorative painter and engraver for the rest of his life, with the exception of the years 1704–1706, when he was in Paris, hoping to be received (reçu) as a member of the Académie Royale, and 1711–1712, when he visited Vienna to decorate the Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy (now Austrian Ministry of Finance). He was at first active in Rome, Umbria and the Marches. In 1678 he settled in Venice, where he decorated churches and palazzi in the city and on the mainland, painting in both fresco and oils. Among his works are the ceiling of S Silvestro (1678) and decorations at the Palazzo Museli. In 1687 he moved permanently to Verona and decorated, notably, the cathedrals at Udine and Trento, as well as working at the Villa Rotonda near Vicenza (1700–1704) and the Villa Allegri at Grezzana (1717–1720). Among his works in oils are Joseph Explaining his Dreams to Pharaoh and Susanna and the Elders. His engravings include 32 plates for the Penseés chrétiennes of Père Bonhours (1684) and six illustrations for Ovid’s Metamorphoses.