Bust of Pierre Mignard

Martin Desjardins's sculpted portrait of the painter Pierre Mignard is a striking testimony to the friendship between sculptor and model. This bust is one of impressive presence and authority, in which the model's haughty character is expressed by the thin face turned to the left, the jutting chin and proud expression, the determined eyebrows, strong nose, and disdainful pout. The long hair and open shirt are characteristic of the disheveled look associated with artistic creativity. Pierre Mignard was a major figure in French 17th-century painting. He was head of the Academy of Saint Luke, in opposition to his rival Charles Lebrun, director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture (to whom Mignard succeeded in 1690). The sculptor mingled psychological observation with a certain idealization, erasing any imperfection or particularity of feature, but this is a dashing portrait which represents the painter with the disheveled appearance characteristic of an artist: open shirt accentuated by finely worked lace, and long wavy hair. This bust, animated by a play of light and shade, is a precious testimony to the friendship between sculptor and model.马丁·德雅尔丹（Martin Desjardins）为画家皮埃尔·米尼亚尔（Pierre Mignard）创作的雕塑肖像，是雕塑家与模特之间深厚友谊的动人见证。这件胸像极具气场与威严感，模特高傲的性格通过转向左侧的瘦削脸庞、前凸的下颌与傲然神态、坚毅的眉骨与挺拔的鼻梁，以及略带鄙夷的噘嘴神态尽显无遗。长发与敞开的衬衫，正是与艺术创造力相关联的蓬乱随性造型的典型特征。 皮埃尔·米尼亚尔是17世纪法国画坛的核心人物之一。他曾担任圣路加学院（Academy of Saint Luke）院长，彼时其与皇家绘画与雕塑学院（Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture）院长夏尔·勒布伦（Charles Lebrun）互为对手，而米尼亚尔于1690年接替勒布伦出任该学院院长。 这位雕塑家将心理观察与适度的理想化处理相结合，抹去了面部的所有瑕疵与独特细节，但这件胸像依然是一幅生动传神的肖像，以艺术家标志性的蓬乱形象塑造了这位画家：敞开的衬衫搭配精致蕾丝领饰更显随性，长发卷曲蓬松。这件借助光影变化赋予灵动生命力的胸像，无疑是雕塑家与模特之间友谊的珍贵见证。