Pierre Monier


Pierre Monier or Mosnier was a French painter.
Mosnier was born in Blois. His father Jean Monier was also painter, and was his early instructor. In 1664 he won the inaugural Prix de Rome award for painting la Conquête de la Toison d’Or which translates to the Conquest of the Golden Fleece. In 1665 he traveled to Rome to continue his studies at the School of Rome. He moved back and took up residency in Paris, where he put into practice his teachings for a number of commissions. These were primarily religious-themed works for churches, such as for the Saint-Sulpice, Paris.
Mosnier later taught at the Académie de peinture et de sculpture. In 1698 he wrote and published a series of three books on art: History of the Arts which Relate to the Design. He died in Paris in 1703.

Work

Monier received the Prix de Rome in 1664 for his painting La Conquête de la Toison d’Or. On October 6th, 1674, he received an Academician for his painting Hercule se préparant à la défense de la ville de Thèbes, sa patrie, menacée par les Minyens, et recevant d’Apollon des flèches, de Mercure une épée et de Vulcain une cuirasse.
Monier continued to paint until his death in 1703.