Jean de Liège, (c.1330-1381) was a 14th-century sculptor of

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origin, mainly active in France, who specialized in funerary sculptures. Little is known of Jean de Liège's life except through his works. These include the ''Tomb of Queen Philippa of Hainault'' made for

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in 1366, the ''Tomb of the heart of

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'' for the

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in 1368, and the ''Tomb of the entrails of Charles IV and Jeanne d'Évreux'' in 1372 for the

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, now residing in

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. The Louvre also retains his portraits of Charles V and

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(1365). An inventory of his works drawn up after his death records other sculptures: ''

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'', ''Gésine Notre-Dame'' and ''Tomb of the

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and her sister''. The recumbent '' Blanche of France (1328-1394)'' kept at Saint-Denis and

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are destroyed, except the bust found at the

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. On the basis of these certified works, other works have been attributed to him, including the ''Lying Joanna of Bourbon'', ''Lying of Margaret of Flanders'', ''Lying of an unknown princess'', and the

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has sculptures of ''

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'' and '' St. John the Evangelist'' which are in the manner of Jean de Liège as well and may be attributed to him.

References

* During this period, he is mentioned as maker Tomb in Paris, Gothic sculpture in Normandy and Ile-de-France, p. 151-153 of Jacques Baudoin Create Publishing, 1992 (). 1330s births 1381 deaths 14th-century French sculptors French male sculptors {{France-sculptor-stub