Jean Bourdichon
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Jean Bourdichon (1457 or 1459 – 1521) was a French painter and manuscript illuminator at the court of France between the end of the 15th century and the start of the 16th century, in the reigns of Louis XI of France, Charles VIII of France, Louis XII of France, and Francis I of France.[1] He was probably born in Tours, and was a pupil of Jean Fouquet.[2] He died in Tours.
Paintings[edit]
- Portrait of Saint Francis of Paola, sent by king Francis I to pope Leo X, engraved by Michel Lasne.
- Triptych of the Virgin and Child between Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist, oil on panel, 114 x 150 cm, Certosa di San Martino, Naples.
- Entombment of Christ, oil on panel, église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Gonesse[3] or by an imitator of Bourdichon and Jean Poyer.[4]
- Diptych of Christ Blessing and Virgin in Prayer (Vierge en oraison), oil on panel, Musée des beaux-arts de Tours.[5][6]
- Vierge en oraison, oil on panel, Sam Fogg collection, London, formerly in Riga.
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Christ Blessing, Musée des beaux-arts de Tours. -
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Vierge en oraison, Musée des beaux-arts de Tours. -
Vierge en oraison, Sam Fogg collection, London.
![Vierge en oraison [fr], Musée des beaux-arts de Tours.](/wiki/File:Vierge_en_oraison_de_Tours.jpg)
Manuscripts[edit]
Two of Bourdichon's most famous works are the Hours of Louis XII (now dispersed, begun 1498) and the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany for Louis's queen.
References[edit]
- ^ "Jean Bourdichon Brief Bio". Answers.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ "Jean Fouquet Brief Bio". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ Palissy database
- ^ Girault, Pierre-Gilles (February 2012). "Jean Bourdichon, brillant peintre des rois". Dossier de l'art (in French) (193): 32-37.
- ^ Charron, Pascale; Girault, Pierre-Gilles (February 2012). "Jean Bourdichon et atelier, Christ bénissant et Vierge en oraison". Dossier de l'art (in French) (193): 40-43.
- ^ Taburet-Delahaye, Élisabeth; Bresc-Bautier, Geneviève; Crépin-Leblond, Thierry (2010). "France 1500 : Entre Moyen-Âge et Renaissance". RMN (in French): 264. ISBN 978-2-7118-5699-2.
Further reading[edit]
- Backhouse, Janet, A Masterpiece Reconstructed: The Hours of Louis XII, (Eds Thomas Kren, Mark L. Evans), 2005, Getty Publications, ISBN 0892368292, 9780892368297 (fully online)
- D'Urso, Teresa (2020). "Un missel illustré par Jean Bourdichon pour Louis d'Amboise". Art de l'Enluminure (in French). 74: 4–24. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Jean Bourdichon at Wikimedia Commons
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