Molière

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Basic data

  1. Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste
  2. baptism-icon
    January 15, 1622 in Paris
  3. February 17, 1673 in Paris
  4. Dramatiker, Schauspieler, Theaterdirektor
  5. Paris

Iconography

Portrait of Molière by Pierre Mignard (c. 1658) (Source: Wikimedia)
Molière as Caesar in The Death of Pompey by Pierre Corneille, portrait by Nicolas Mignard (Source: Wikimedia)
Illustration after Pierre Brissart for the printed text of L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps (Source: Wikimedia)
First volume of a 1739 translation into English of all of Molière's plays, printed by John Watts. (Source: Wikimedia)
Louis XIV invites Molière to share his supper—an unfounded Romantic anecdote, illustrated in 1863 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme (Source: Wikimedia)
Molière's tomb at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. La Fontaine's is visible just beyond. (Source: Wikimedia)
Molière statue on the Fontaine Molière, corner of Rue de Richelieu and Rue Molière in Paris (Source: Wikimedia)
Bildnis von Giovanni Battista Pochelino di Moliere, 1651/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis von Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere, Johann Karl Josef Störchlin - 1673/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis von Moliere, 1673/1800 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis von Iohann Battista Poquelin von Molieri, 1651/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis von Iohann Battista Poquelin von Molieri, 1651/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Ioannes Baptista Poquelinus Molerius, 1673/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Poquelin de Moliere, Etienne Ficquet - 1734/1794 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere, 1647/1800 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Moliere, Monogrammist B G (1673) - 1673/1800 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des I. Bapt. Poquelin Moliere, 1651/1701 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

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