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Jacquemart de Hesdin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jacquemart de Hesdin , fl. c.1384-1411, Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminator. Jacquemart illustrated numerous books of hours , including a number of manuscripts for Jean, duc de Berry. Influenced by Sienese painting, his illuminations included elaborate architectural interiors used to place figures in a believable space. Jacquemart is notable also for his marginalia—fanciful foliage and animal shapes forming a sort of frame to encompass the manuscript page. Author not available, HESDIN, JACQUEMART DE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Limbourg brothers
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... manuscript illuminators. The Limbourg brothers, Pol, Jan, and Herman, were trained as goldsmiths. They succeeded Jacquemart de Hesdin in 1411 as court painters to Jean, duc de Berry. Their masterpiece is the magnificent book of hours known as the ... Read more
The Limbourg Brothers
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... their predecessor at the Duke of Berry's court, Jacquemart de Hesdin, an enthusiasm for Italian art, and their works ... style about 1400. Books of Hours The atelier of Jacquemart de Hesdin had produced four sumptuous manuscripts, all Books ... Read more

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