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Limbourg brothers

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Limbourg brothers , fl. 1380-1416, family of Franco-Flemish 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 Très Riches Heures (c.1415; Musée Condé, Chantilly). This is filled with exquisite illustrations of the daily life of the aristocracy and peasantry, including a series of calendar illuminations that are considered the finest extant examples of the International... Read more
The Limbourg Brothers
Encyclopedia of World Biography The Limbourg brothers The Limbourg brothers (active ca. 1399-1416) were Netherlandish illuminators in ... International Gothic style. Though commonly referred to as the Limbourg brothers, the correct surname of this trio of Netherlandish artists ... Read more
Limbourg, Pol de
World Encyclopedia Limbourg, Pol de (active 1380–1416) (active 1380–1416) Franco-Flemish manuscript illustrator. Pol and his brothers, Jan and Hermann, became court painters to Jean, duc de Berry in 1411. Their masterpiece is a Book of Hours known as Les ... Read more

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