Jean Fouquet
Jean Fouquet was a 15th-century painter born in 1420 Tours, France. He travelled to Rome, Italy in 1446 where he was able to study Italian art and paint the portrait of Pope Eugenius IV. He returned to Tours in 1448 where he painted The Melun Diptych (c. 1450). A group of medallions separated the diptych, one of them is a self-portrait that was used to “sign” the diptych. Fouquet was also known for his illustrated manuscripts and book of hours that he worked on throughout his life.
Some illustrated manuscript he worked on was The Hours of Etienne Chevalier, The Grandes Chroniques de France, and Les Antiquités judaïques. Illustrated manuscripts created a connection with text and illustration. He had a workshop where assistants would colour to illuminations. The workshop continued after his death where many manuscripts in his style were produced. Artists such as Jean Colombe, Savoy and Piedmont were influenced by his style and work and his work was later studied by Paul Durrieu, and other scholars.
Works Cited
Schaefer, Claude, author. “Fouquet [Foucquet], Jean.” Oxford Art Online, 2003. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T029118.
“Jean Fouquet”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Fouquet.
“Melun Diptych”. En.Wikipedia.Org, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melun_Diptych.
Jeff Burgess
Max,
Nice work on Fouquet! Some interesting research and pretty well written. Possibly you could include more of your personal feelings and thought on the artists you choose, along the lines of Why did you choose this artist and what resonated with you? That sort of thing. This is what I’m ultimately looking for here.
Jeff