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Dec312021

The Limbourg Brothers Calendar: January (Banquet Scene)

DateFriday, December 31, 2021 at 9:00AM

The Limbourg Brothers - Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: January, miniature - ca. 1411-1416 - Manuscript - 11 2/5 × 8 3/10 in. (29 × 21 cm) (click photo for larger image)The Limbourg brothers (Dutch: Gebroeders van Limburg; fl. 1385 – 1416) were famous Dutch miniature painters (Herman, Paul, and Johan) from the city of Nijmegen. They were active in the early 15th century in France and Burgundy, working in the style known as International Gothic.

Renowned for their International Gothic-style manuscript illustrations, the three Limbourg brothers did much to influence early Dutch art. Descendants of artist-artisans, the brothers served under the Duke of Burgundy and his brother Jean, Duke of Berry, illuminating prayer books and bibles. 

The brothers are best known for their Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, which is considered their masterpiece and one of the landmarks of the art of book illumination. The brothers’ detailed, sensitive renderings of landscapes combined naturalism with decorative effects. They are also known for their sophisticated construction of pictorial space, expressive emotional narratives, and elegant use of light.

They left the Très Riches Heures unfinished when they all died suddenly, perhaps during an outbreak of the plague early in 1416. Evidence of their deaths was obtained from the archives of Nijmegen, which record the receipt of the brothers’ possessions by their siblings still living in Nijmegen.

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