Jacquemart de hesdin biography examples

Biography

Born in Hesdin, Artois, a fortified town in the Calais region, then part of Flanders ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, Jacquemart was one of the many Flemish painters who worked for various members of the French royal family during the fourteenth century.

Jacquemart de hesdin biography examples

Jacquemart himself was court painter to John, Duke of Berry (1340–1416), a younger brother of the French King Charles V (1338-80). On the death of Charles V, since his son Charles VI was a minor, Berry and his brothers Louis I of Anjou (1339–1384) and Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404), ruled France as regents until 1388, and again from 1392 to 1402.

One of the great art collectors of the Middle Ages, Berry spent huge sums on decorative art of all kinds, including illustrated manuscripts and thus made a decisive contribution to the resurgence of painting at this time.

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