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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Alfred Dehodencq (1822 - 1882)
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Iba N'Diaye (1928 - 2008)
Iba N'Diaye
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François-Nicolas Martinet (1731 - 1800)
François-Nicolas Martinet
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Henri Bouchard (1875 - 1960)
Henri Bouchard
1875 - 1960
Edmond Marie Petitjean (1844 - 1925)
Edmond Marie Petitjean
1844 - 1925
Alicia Penalba (1913 - 1982)
Alicia Penalba
1913 - 1982
Jacques-Charles Dutillieu (1718 - 1782)
Jacques-Charles Dutillieu
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Eva Gonzalès (1849 - 1883)
Eva Gonzalès
1849 - 1883
Antoine Ignace Melling (1763 - 1831)
Antoine Ignace Melling
1763 - 1831
Auguste Borget (1808 - 1877)
Auguste Borget
1808 - 1877
Paul-Albert Besnard (1849 - 1934)
Paul-Albert Besnard
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Isidore Dagnan (1794 - 1873)
Isidore Dagnan
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Tony Johannot (1803 - 1852)
Tony Johannot
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Marcel Fiorini (1922 - 2008)
Marcel Fiorini
1922 - 2008
Jean Elisée Puiforcat (1897 - 1945)
Jean Elisée Puiforcat
1897 - 1945
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