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The Limbourg brothers finished work on the “Belles Heures” around 1409—this was to be their only complete work. The Duke of Berry then commissioned another devotional book in 1411 or 1412, which would become the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry) —probably the best-known example of Gothic ...
The three Limbourg brothers had originally worked under the supervision of Berry's brother, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, on a Bible Moralisée and had come to work for Berry after Philip's death. By 1411, the Limbourgs were permanent members of Berry's household (Cazelles and Rathofer 1988).
Their Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, unfinished at their deaths and completed about 1485 by Jean Colombe, is one of the landmarks of the art of book illumination. It did much to influence the course that Early Netherlandish art would take during the 15th century.
Commissioned by Jean de France, duc de Berry from the Limbourg brothers, the most gifted artists of their time, it is the only manuscript completed by them in its entirety. The richly illustrated text is enhanced by seven unprecedented picture cycles devoted to Christian figures or events that held special significance for the duke.
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.
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Considered to be the finest example of Medieval manuscript illumination of the fifteenth century, Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is an exquisite richly decorated Book of Hours - one of the most famous of all International Gothic illuminations - which was commissioned by John, Duke of Berry, around 1413.
The Très riches Heures, by far the most famous illuminated manuscript ever made, was begun in 1413, left unfinished in 1416 at the death of the Duke of Berry and of the Limbourg brothers, and completed about 1485 for a subsequent owner. The justly famous calendar received for the first time elaborate, full-page illustrations: the 12 large ...
