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Jean Fouquet
(1420 - 15th century AD)
Page enluminée : le Couronnement d'Alexandre
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C)
text
throne
armour
crown
city
figure study
fortification
drapery
soldier
illumination (manuscript)
crowning
Pré-renaissance (art)
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About the artwork
Title:
Page enluminée : le Couronnement d'Alexandre
Periods:
15th century
période médiévale - Bas Moyen Âge
XVth century
Techniques:
parchment
gold highlights
peinture sur papier
gold (metal)
brush (drawing)
Dimensions:
449 x 336
Inventory number:
RF4143-recto
Detail:
Vers 1470/1475. Feuillet d'une "Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César et Faits des Romains", compilation française connue dès le XIIIe siècle. Le destinataire est inconnu. Fouquet est l'auteur des trois autres feuilles, datées de la fin de sa carrière
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Jean Fouquet
Also known as:
Jehan Fouquet
Born:
1420
Dead:
15th century AD
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Jean
(or
Jehan
)
Fouquet
(1420–1481) was a preeminent French painter of the 15th century, a master of both panel painting and manuscript illumination, and the apparent inventor of the portrait miniature. He was the first French artist to travel to Italy and experience first-hand the early Italian Renaissance.
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