Sujet

Initial L: Gillion and His Companion Hertan Riding to Rescue the Sultan, 1464. Creators: Lieven van Lathem, David Aubert.

Légende

Initial L: Gillion and His Companion Hertan Riding to Rescue the Sultan; Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464. Additional info: This manuscript follows the adventurous and romantic exploits of the medieval nobleman Gillion de Trazegnies, who journeys to Egypt on pilgrimage, mistakenly becomes a bigamist, and dies in battle as a glorious hero. Alongside detailed depictions of European architecture and contemporary dress, there are also imaginative references to exotic Eastern travel and customs, such as camels, flashing scimitars, and figures in turbans. The tale includes faithful love, nefarious villains, family loyalty, and violent combat. The artist, Lieven van Lathem, takes full advantage of the tale's dramatic possibilities in the book's eight miniatures and 44 historiated initials. Lively figures, light-filled landscapes, and complex visual narratives are distinctive traits of his style that reflect the greatest developments of Renaissance panel painting. This is one of only four known manuscripts in French of this romance. Designed to be read aloud, a reader would likely have shown images to the audience and broken off each evening at a cliffhanger moment to be continued the next evening.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A76_007

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

158,4Mo (9,4Mo) / 50,4cm x 78,8cm / 5948 x 9306 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe animal building people male man men animals horses horse riding rider riders arts country adventure French France metal writing book guy Flanders Belgium castle color decoration decorative medieval gold fortifications fortification armour horseman horsemen military war MISSION text location century rescue story soldiers soldier knight literature miniature concept script decorated manuscript lettering warfare knights Colour Flemish suit of armour adventures mediaeval Middle Ages gold leaf initial 15th century fifteenth century illuminated manuscript rescue party tempera TGN vellum manuscript Earl of Bruges Louis de Bruges Lewis de Bruges Earl of Winchester Winchester rescue operation Louis de Heritage Art blackletter gothic script suits of armour folio Tempera colours gold and ink verso Lieven van Lathem Lathem Lieven van Lieven van Laetham Decorated Initial Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies David Aubert Aubert David Lodewijk van Brugge Brugge Lodewijk van Louis de Gruuthuse Gruuthuse