Jean Bourdichon

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

Jean Bourdichon (1457 or 1459 – 1521) was a miniature 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 Jehan Fouquet.[2] He died in Tours.

One of Bourdichon's most famous works is the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany.

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Bourdichon Brief Bio". Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Jean Fouquet Brief Bio". Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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