Egerton master
As Egerton-Master ( Engl. Egerton Master) is a medieval illuminators referred to the possibly of Flanders came and then in 1400, first in Paris worked in France. The artist, who is not known by name, gets his emergency name from the book of hours he painted in around 1410 , which is now in the British Library under the call number Egerton 1070 . It comes from the collection of manuscripts begun by the English nobleman Francis Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater , which he bequeathed to this library in 1829.
The Egerton master's book of hours may have been in the possession of René d´Anjou , including Duke of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine and Titular King of Jerusalem. He added four miniatures to the work, probably a work by Barthélemy d'Eyck , who was in the service of René d´Anjou as a painter and chamberlain from 1447. There is the depiction of the Duke's coat of arms on pictures as well as the picture of a city view of Jerusalem .
A comparison of styles shows that the Egerton master cooperated in his works with many other well-known contemporary illuminators and their workshops, including the Bedford master , the Boucicaut master , and the master of the Brussels initials . With these, for example, the Egerton master himself contributed a series of pictures to the medieval manuscript about Marco Polo's journey through Asia in 1270, which is now in the National Library in Paris. He is also said to have illustrated parts of an edition of the manual of the hunt by Gaston Phoebus ( fr. Livre de la chasse).
The work of the Egerton master was apparently influenced by the work of the Limburg brothers , contemporaries of the master, who painted the Duke of Berry's book of hours Très Riches Heures and whose style of painting is now considered a benchmark for French illumination. All works ascribed to the Egerton master , like theirs, show a high quality and careful execution.
In addition to the book of hours from the Egerton collection and the travel and hunting manuscripts mentioned, the Egerton master is credited with painting a few other books of hours and a work of history. The master's catalog of works reveals the variety of subjects that he was probably commissioned to illustrate. There are both secular and religious motifs that he painted. The master has developed some innovations in their representation, such as the representation of angels and foliage in the margins. Some of these stylistic elements typical of the master were imitated by the employees of his workshop and also by his Parisian contemporaries such as the master of the Parement of Narbonne or the Mazarin master , albeit with stylistic differences and peculiarities in the latter.
The workshop of the Egerton master must have been very well known, in 1409 the medieval French writer Christine de Pizan , who was already well known at the time, asked him to paint one of her works and then commissioned it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bibliothèque Nationale de France, manuscript Ms. fr. 2810
- ↑ Bibliothèque Nationale de France, manuscript Ms. fr. 616
- ^ Egerton Master . In: The Paul G. Getty Museum (Ed.): Artists. Online edition (accessed April 2011), English
literature
- Marco Polo Facsimile - The Book of Miracles. Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, Ms. Français 2810 . Lucerne 1995 (folder and commentary)
- Charles Sterling: Enguerrand Quarton: le peintre de la Pieta d'Avignon . Paris 1983 (edition with examination by Nicole Reynaud. And others)
- Detailed record for Egerton 1070 . In: British Library (Ed.): Catalog of Illuminated Manuscripts, online edition (Accessed April 2011, English [1] )
- Egerton Master . In: The Paul G. Getty Museum (Ed.): Artists. Online edition (accessed April 2011), English [2]
Web links
- Catalog entry Egerton 1070 , British Library London
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egerton master |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | medieval illuminator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flanders |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century |
| Place of death | France |