Art Appreciation
Parisian Gothic manuscript illuminator, Jean Pucelle, is known for the illuminated prayer book called The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux. The book was created for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of King Charles IV of France.
The illustrations are done in grey tones or "grisailles" and "with touches of blue, red and yellow."
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pucelle; http://luciolicinio.blogspot.com/2012/06/jean-pucelle.html; http://french-painters.blogspot.com/2012/08/jean-pucelle.html; http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/54.1.2
Parisian Gothic manuscript illuminator, Jean Pucelle, is known for the illuminated prayer book called The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux. The book was created for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of King Charles IV of France.
The illustrations are done in grey tones or "grisailles" and "with touches of blue, red and yellow."
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Sextam: Crucifixion/Adoration of the Magi via luciolicinio
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Tierce: Christ Carrying the Cross/Annunciation to the Shepherds via luciolicinio
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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pucelle; http://luciolicinio.blogspot.com/2012/06/jean-pucelle.html; http://french-painters.blogspot.com/2012/08/jean-pucelle.html; http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/54.1.2
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