300px, Sculptures by the master of Rieux at the Musée des Augustins (Toulouse) - In the foreground, Jean Tissendier, bishop of Rieux
The Master of Rieux was a French 14th century anonymous master sculptor based in
Rieux-Volvestre
Rieux-Volvestre (before June 2009: ''Rieux'';Languedoc
The Province of Languedoc (; , ; oc, Lengadòc ) is a former province of France.
Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately ...
and as far as Catalonia thanks to its quality and stylistic originality. He is noted for his use of sculpture fully in the round, a mannerist and elegant style with hair, beards and folds of drapery demonstrate the sculptor's virtuosity.
Most of his surviving works come from the Notre-Dame de Rieux chapel in the Cordeliers (Franciscans) convent in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
(destroyed in 1804) where he worked for Jean Tissendier, a Franciscan from Toulouse who was bishop of Rieux. Its sculptures are one of the most beautiful testimonies of Franciscan art and piety in the 14th century.
His works can be seen in the
musée des Augustins
The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The paintings are from throughout France, the sculptures represe ...
in Toulouse and the ceiling bosses of
Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix.
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Jean Tissendier en donateur.jpg, Bishop Jean Tissendier
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Jean Tissendier en donateur détail.jpg, Bishop Jean Tissendier, detail
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Saint Paul.jpg, Saint Paul
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Saint Paul détail.jpg, Saint Paul, detail
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Saint François d'Assise.jpg, Saint Francis of Assisi
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - 06.jpg, Saint Francis of Assisi, detail
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Saint Jean l'évangéliste.jpg, Saint John the Evangelist
Toulouse - Maître de Rieux - Saint Jean l'évangéliste détail.jpg, Saint John the Evangelist, detail
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Works by the master of Rieux
Rieux
14th-century French sculptors
People from Haute-Garonne
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