Simon Marmion
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Simon Marmion (born c. 1425 at Amiens, France, died 24 or 25 December, 1489, Valenciennes).
Like many painters of his era, Marmion came from a family of artists. He established his first independent studio at Valenciennes; his work is earliest documented in 1449. He was patronized by Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, starting in 1454. Working out of Lille, he was employed by several members of the ducal family, including Charles the Bold and Margaret of York. Called the prince of manuscript illumination, his masterpiece, the Grandes Chroniques de France, is now in the Russian National Library, St Petersburg. The illuminated manuscript The Visions of Tondal in Getty Museum is attributed to him.
Though best known for his illuminated manuscripts, Marmion also prodcued portraits and other paintings, altarpieces, and decorative work.
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- Kren, Thomas, ed. Margaret of York, Simon Marmion, and The Visions of Tondal. Malibu, CA, J. Paul Getty Museum, 1992.
