Artists

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  Etienne Chevalier With St. Stephen $AU 263.84 ~ 1,111.02
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  Madonna And Child $AU 786.44
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  The Building of a Cathedral $AU 235.40 ~ 932.96
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  Charles VII, King Of France $AU 253.45 ~ 1,018.94

Jean Fouquet (c. 1417 Tours?-c.1480 tours) was one of the best-known painters of his time. His art is influenced both by Flemish painting and by the Limburg brothers, as well as by French monumental sculpture; he became acquainted with the work of Masaccio and Andrea del Castagno during his travels through Italy in around 1448, which also had an impact on his style. Back in Tours he founded a large workshop and, in 1475, he became the court painter to Louis XI (1423-1483). Fouquet produced book illustrations as well as panel and glass paintings and enamel work for Etienne Chevalie, the King' treasurer. In a highly independent manner he combined elements of northern and southern European art, and developed a realistic style of Renaissance painting. His style, which is characterized by a certain distance and abstractly austere construction, served as a guide for future artists. Works by the artist include Miniatures of the Prayerbook of Etienne Chevalier, c. 1453, Musee Conde, Chantilly; and Miniatures of Hebrew Antiquities, 1455-1476, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.