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The Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany (Les Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne in French) is a book of hours, commissioned by Anne of Brittany, Queen of France to two kings in succession, and illuminated in Tours or perhaps Paris by Jean Bourdichon between 1503 and 1508.
Apr 20, 2015 · The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany (created between 1503 and 1508 in Tours, France) is undoubtedly a masterpiece of French painting, as is fitting for a manuscript intended for someone who was twice queen of France: with Charles VIII and then Louis XII. The manuscript was created by Master Jean Bourdichon, who was the court painter to Louis XI ...
Height: 282 millimetres (trimmed) Width: 200 millimetres. $Inscriptions. Curator's comments. Related to folio 3 of 'Les Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany', a book of hours commissioned by Anne and illuminated by Jean Bourdichon in 1503-08. The book is in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris (BNF - Ms lat. 9474).
Mar 8, 2018 · Anne of Brittany, Grandes heures d’Anne de Bretagne -Latin 9474, Folio : 2v-3. International Women’s Day takes place this month, and what better way to celebrate than spreading the word about some of the incredible medieval women who have come before us?
Jan 4, 2018 · By Carlos Miranda García-Tejedor. The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany is undoubtedly a masterpiece of French painting, as is fitting for a manuscript intended for someone who was twice queen of France: with Charles VIII and then Louis XII. The folios of this codex feature veritable paintings rather than the miniatures usual in this type of book.
The Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany ( Les Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne in French) is a book of hours, commissioned by Anne of Brittany, Queen of France to two kings in succession, and illuminated in Tours or perhaps Paris by Jean Bourdichon between 1503 and 1508.
Of her four surviving illuminated manuscript books of hours the most famous is the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany. She also patronized printed books and their authors. She was a devoted mother, spending as much time as possible with her children.
