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Pucelle
Jean Pucelle (c. 1300 – 1355; active c. 1320–1350) was a Paris, Parisian Gothic art, Gothic-era illuminated manuscripts, manuscript illuminator who excelled in the invention of drolleries as well as traditional iconography. He is considered one of the best Portrait miniature, miniaturists of the early 14th century. He worked primarily under the patronage of the royal court and is believed to have been responsible for the introduction of the ''arte nuovo'' of Giotto and Duccio to Northern Gothic art. His work shows a distinct influence of the Italian trecento art Duccio is credited with creating. His style is characterized by delicate figures rendered in ''grisaille,'' accented with touches of color. Pucelle was a major contributor towards the development of manuscript illumination. By the 1380s, French art of illumination can be divided into two, one of which included artists following on the stylistic traditions of Pucelle, the other being Flemish realism. Notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hours Of Jeanne D'Evreux
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux is an Illuminated manuscript, illuminated book of hours in the Gothic art, Gothic style. According to the usual account, it was created between 1324 and 1328 by Jean Pucelle for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of Charles IV of France. It was sold in 1954 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York where it is now part of the collection held at The Cloisters (accession number 54.1.2), and usually on display. The book is very lavishly decorated, mostly in grisaille drawings, and is a highly important example of an early royal book of hours, a type of book designed for the personal devotions of a wealthy lay-person, which was then less than a century old. It has been described as "the high point of Parisian court painting", showing "the unprecedentedly refined artistic tastes of the time". Description The book is very small: the size of each vellum recto and verso, folio or page is 3 5/8 x 2 7/16 in. (9.2 x 6.2 cm), and the overall size including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
