Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good
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| Artist | Rogier van der Weyden |
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| Year | 1447–1448 |
| Type | Presentation miniature |
| Dimensions | 14.8 cm × 19.7 cm (5.8 in × 7.8 in) |
| Location | Royal Library of Belgium |
| Accession | 9242 |
| URL | Library page |
Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good is a presentation miniature believed to have been painted by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden (or if not actually from his hand then certainly by his workshop to his designs). It decorates the frontispiece to the Chroniques de Hainaut of Jacques de Guyse translated by Jean Wauqelin , the entire set of three volumes presently held in the Royal Library of Belgium.
It is the only known miniature of its kind by van der Weyden.
Description
Although a miniature, its dimensions matches those of van der Weyden's smallest work on panel. The workmanship is of the very highest quality and precision. An example of the attention to detail are the several concentric contour lines added to the tail of the dozing dog, making it appear to wag.[1]
The attribution to van der Weyden is based not only on the mastery of execution, but also on the portrait evidence of some of the figures. Most of these can be identified, and amongst them Bishop Jean Chevrot (2nd from left), Chancellor Nicolas Rolin (3rd from left), Philip the Good (centre, 4th from left), and Charles the Bold (5th from left) appear in portraits by van der Weyden or his workshop, although in the case of Charles the Bold he appears as just an 11 year old boy in the miniature (see Gallery below).
Gallery
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Detail from the Seven Sacraments Altarpiece showing Bishop Jean Chevrot administering Confirmation.[1]
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Exterior of the Beaune Altarpiece commissioned by Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and portraying him and his wife as donors.[2]
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One of several copies of a now lost portrait of Philip the Good.[3]
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A portrait of Charles the Bold from the workshop of van der Weyden.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Watteeuw, pp. 180–3
Bibliography
- Watteeuw, Lieve, A closer look at Rogier van der Weyden's Presentation Miniature (1447–1448) in Campbell, Lorne and Van der Stock, Jan. (ed.) Rogier van der Weyden: 1400–1464. Master of Passions. Leuven: Davidsfonds, 2009. ISBN 978-90-8526-105-6, pp. 370–418
- Panofsky, Irwin. Early Netherlandish Painting: v. 1. Westview Press, 1971 (new edition). ISBN 978-0064300025
External links
- "The Frontispiece to the Chroniques de Hainaut: An Introduction to Valois Burgundy". Art Department, State University of New York,. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
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