Johan Maelwael
Pieter Roelofs
Rijksmuseum:Nai010, ISBN 9789462083790,
Hb, 192 pgs, 22 x 28cm
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Hb, 192 pgs, 22 x 28cm
Acqn. 27801
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£39.50
Johan Maelwael (1365-70 -1415), internationally known as Jean Malouel, was one of the most important West European artists of the late Middle Ages. He grew up in Nijmegen as a scion of a family of successful heraldic painters and later became the court painter of the Dukes of Burgundy. This innovator in painting created his multifaceted oeuvre nearly a century before Hieronymus Bosch. His painting is characterized by elegantly sophisticated figures, a high degree of realism and a bright colour palette with deep shades of blue, red and gold.This publication describes Maelwael's life, his versatile work and his place in history.