Maître François (XV century - XV century)

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Maître François

Maître François was a French illustrator who worked in Paris in the 1460s-1480s.

The identity of Maître François as an artist is first mentioned in a letter written by Robert Gauguin in 1473. Most of the prestigious commissions from the court and leading ecclesiastical figures of the time were carried out in François' studio. In Paris in the second half of the fifteenth century, one can trace the predominant style of illumination by the works of Master Jean Rolin, Maître François, and Master Jacques de Besançon. Bibliophiles close to the royal court encouraged the work of miniaturists through private commissions. In particular, Jacques d'Armagnac owned six manuscripts of Maitre Francois and his entourage.

Boccaccio's De casibus virorum illustrium was very popular in the 15th century, where the author retells the fates and downfalls of famous personalities from the Bible, antiquity and medieval history, ending with Boccaccio's own contemporaries in 14th-century Florence. For a long time this book was even more famous and successful than Boccaccio's Decameron. The text was translated into French in 1409 for Jean, Duke de Berry, by his secretary Laurent Premieffe. And the illustrations for the book were later created in the workshop of the then respected Maître François.

Date and place of birt:XV century, Paris, France
Date and place of death:XV century, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XV century
Specialization:Artist, Illustrator, Miniaturist
Genre:Genre art, Religious genre

Creators France

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Georges Lepape (1887 - 1971)
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Ossip Zadkine (1890 - 1967)
Ossip Zadkine
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George-Daniel de Monfreid (1856 - 1929)
George-Daniel de Monfreid
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Othon Friesz (1879 - 1949)
Othon Friesz
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Émile Eisman-Semenowsky (1859 - 1911)
Émile Eisman-Semenowsky
1859 - 1911
Adrien Vachette (1753 - 1839)
Adrien Vachette
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Daniel Herman Anton Melbye (1818 - 1875)
Daniel Herman Anton Melbye
1818 - 1875
Jacques-Henry Delpy (1877 - 1957)
Jacques-Henry Delpy
1877 - 1957
Guy Bourdin (1928 - 1991)
Guy Bourdin
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Pablo Curatella Manes (1891 - 1962)
Pablo Curatella Manes
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Alexandre Cabanel (1823 - 1889)
Alexandre Cabanel
1823 - 1889
Georges Marie Valentin Bareau (1866 - 1931)
Georges Marie Valentin Bareau
1866 - 1931
Victor-Louis Mottez (1809 - 1897)
Victor-Louis Mottez
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François-Joseph Bélanger (1744 - 1818)
François-Joseph Bélanger
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Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845)
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
1792 - 1845
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