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.

Miniature, The Wealthy Man, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Paintings

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Triptych of the Virgin and Child between Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist, Certosa di San Martino, Naples.

Manuscripts

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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

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  1. ^ "Jean Bourdichon Brief Bio". Answers.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  2. ^ "Jean Fouquet Brief Bio". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  3. ^ Palissy database
  4. ^ Girault, Pierre-Gilles (February 2012). "Jean Bourdichon, brillant peintre des rois". Dossier de l'art (in French) (193): 32-37.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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

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