La Vie de Pierre Mignard, premier peintre du Roy by the abbot of Monville (1730) was the first book on a French painter ever published. And yet a wipe gap remains between Mignard’s enduring renown and our knowledge of his career and oeuvre. This book endeavors to shed light on various aspects of this fascinating figure. As evinced by the growing interest that scholars and art lovers from diverse backgrounds now have for the painter, it is becoming increasingly evident that Mignard holds a central position in 17th-century art.