Malouel, Jean

(Nijmegen area of Holland, about 1365 - about 1415)
Flemish

Jean Malouel, uncle of the de Limbourg brothers, was a painter at the Burgundy court (1397-1415). He worked for Isabella of Bavaria (1371-1435) before becoming court painter for the Dukes of Burgundy. Painters Jean Malouel, Henri Bellechose, Melchior Broederlam, Jean de Beaumetz and sculptor Claus Sluter worked on a decoration of the Carthusian monastery of Champmol (near Dijon), the biggest patronage work of Philip the Bold, finished after his death in 1415.


	Large Round Pieta Attributed to Jean Malouel about 1400 Panel; diameter 52 cm (painted surface), diameter 64.5 cm (with frame) Paris, Musee du Louvre

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