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Known collectively as the Limbourg brothers, Paul, Jean and Herman de Limbourg were all highly skilled miniature painters active at the end of the 14th century and the beginning of 15th century. Together, they created some of the most beautiful illuminated books of the Late Gothic period.
The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (French pronunciation: [tʁɛ ʁiʃz‿œʁ dy dyk də beʁi]; English: The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry), or Très Riches Heures, is an illuminated manuscript that was created between c. 1412 and 1416.
Nov 15, 2022 · Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg, Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, February, 1412-1489, Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. The Duke of Berry and the Limbourg Brothers The Duke of Berry certainly believed he possessed pockets deep enough, but after his death, some of his creditors begged to differ.
Feb 4, 2022 · February, from Labors of the Months, by the Limbourg brothers English Translation: The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry or Très Riches Heures, is the most famous and possibly the best surviving example of manuscript illumination in the late phase of the International Gothic style.
The Belles Heures was finished in 1409 which was followed by Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, widely regarded as the peak of late medieval book illumination, and possibly the most valuable book in the world. It is kept as Ms. 65 in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France.
Feb 8, 2012 · It is a very richly decorated Book of Hours containing over 200 folios, of which about half are full page illustrations. It was painted sometime between 1412 and 1416 by the Limbourg brothers for their patron Jean, Duc de Berry. They left it unfinished at their (and the Duc's) death in 1416.
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Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry: Fevrier (February) 1412-16 Manuscript (Ms. 65), 294 x 210 mm Musée Condé, Chantilly: February. The scene illustrating the month of February depicts winter in a peasant village with the snow-covered land lying beneath a leaden sky. Life is in the grips of cold.
