Jean Colombe (Latin: Ioannes Colombus; c. 1430 – c. 1493) was a French miniature painter and illuminator of manuscripts. He is best known for his work in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. He was a son of Philippe Colombe and his wife Guillemette and thus the brother of the sculptor Michel Colombe.
Jean Colombe | |
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| Born | c. 1430 |
| Died | c. 1493 (aged 62–63) |
| Nationality | French |
| Notable work | Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry |
| Patron(s) | Louis de Laval, Charles I, Duke of Savoy, Charlotte of Savoy |
Work
editIn 1470–1472, Colombe created the miniatures of the Heures de Louis de Laval; around 1475, he illuminated the crusader chronicles, Les Passages d'oultre mer du noble Godefroy de Bouillon, du bon roy Saint Loys et de plusieurs vertueux princes, by Sébastien Mamerot. Both works had been commissioned by Louis de Laval. Between 1485 and 1490, Jean Colombe completed the decoration of the Très Riches Heures which had been left unfinished in 1416. He executed the image for the month of November (below the zodiac arch), completed the Limbourg brothers’ design for September, and retouched other images.
Further reading
edit- Thierry Delcourt, Fabrice Masanès, Danielle Quéruel (eds.): Sebastien Mamerot: Les Passages D'Outremer: A Chronicle of the Crusades Taschen 2009 ISBN 978-3-8365-0555-0 (facsimie edition)
External links
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- "Alexander: Labeur and Paresse". Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- "Duc de Berry - Folio 11v". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- "LES TRES RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- "The Book of Hours and Our Lady". Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- "Alexander: Labeur and Paresse". Retrieved 1 January 2009.