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Léonard Thiry (active 1530 – 1550), was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker. He is considered a member of the First
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Léonard Thiry (active 1530 – 1550), was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker. He is considered a member of the First School of Fontainebleau
The School of Fontainbleau (french: École de Fontainebleau) (c. 1530 – c. 1610) refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late Renaissance centered on the royal Palace of Fontainebleau that were crucial in forming the No ...
, working as an assistant to Rosso Fiorentino
Giovanni Battista di Jacopo (8 March 1495 in Gregorian style, or 1494 according to the calculation of times in Florence where the year began on 25 March – 14 November 1540), known as Rosso Fiorentino (meaning "Red Florentine" in Italian) ...
and continuing under Francesco Primaticcio
Francesco Primaticcio (April 30, 1504 – 1570) was an Italian Mannerist painter, architect and sculptor who spent most of his career in France.
Biography
Born in Bologna, he trained under Giulio Romano in Mantua and became a pupil of ...
, but none of his individual contributions can now be identified. His designs were reproduced as prints by Léon Davent, René Boyvin and others, although he does not seem to have worked any plates himself. He is credited with some drawings.Zerner
For a long time he was credited by many with the prints signed "L.D." (supposedly standing for "Léonard eDeventer"), which are now recognised as by Léon Davent.
Biography
He was born in Deventer but was trained in Antwerp as an engraver and painter who worked in Paris with the master of the Médaillons Historiques.Léonard Thiryin the
RKD
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
He is registered in Rome in 1530, in Antwerp in 1533, and in Fontainebleau from 1535 onwards. He died in Antwerp.
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References
*Henri Zerner. "Thiry, Léonard." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed January 9, 2017subscription required
Further reading
*N. Dacos, 'Léonard Thiry de Belges, peintre excellent. I. De Bruxelles à Fontainebleau en passant par Rome', Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 138 (1996), mei-juni, pp. 199–212, 'II. De Fontainebleau à Bruxelles', Gazette des Beaux-Arts 138 (1996), juillet-août, pp. 21-36External links
85 search hits from the British Museum
on Artnet (some dubious "attributions") 1550 deaths Flemish engravers Flemish Renaissance painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub