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Summary
Jean Fouquet: Hours of Étienne Chevalier
Artist
Jean Fouquet
(1410–)
Alternative names
Jehan Fouquet; Jean-Pierre Fouquet; Zhan Fuke; Jehan Foucquet; Jean Foucquet
Description
French painter and manuscript illuminator
Date of birth/death
circa / circa / 1410
between 1478 and 1481
date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1478-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1481-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
/ circa / 1481
Location of birth/death
Tours
Tours
Work location
Bourges, Tours, Paris, Italy
Authority file
: Q311398
VIAF: 107535510
ISNI: 000000012100667X
ULAN: 500118806
LCCN: n50047906
NLA: 35698267
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q311398
Title
Français : David en prière, miniature tirée des Heures d'Étienne Chevalier.
Object type
book of hours / illuminated manuscript
Genre
religious art
Description
English: David, in armour, kneeling in penitence before God encircled by cherubim. In the foreground, a corpse with devils torturing souls. Psalm 6: 'Domine, ne in furore', in gold capitals on a blue ground, with the monogram 'EC' of Étienne Chevalier.
Français : Le roi David, en armure, se tient agenouillé en prière. Au dessus de lui, dans le ciel, se tient Dieu le père dans une nimbe entouré d'anges. Autour de lui, se dresse un paysage représentant l'Enfer à gauche et en bas à droite où des démons terrorisent des âmes damnées. L'armée du roi s'avance au fond à droite au pied d'un château. Miniature illustrant les Psaumes de la Pénitence.
Language
Latin
Date
between circa 1452 and circa 1460
date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1452-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1460-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
illumination on parchment
Dimensions
height: 16.5 cm (6.4 in) ; width: 12 cm (4.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+16.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+12U174728
Collection
British Library
Native name
British Library
Location
London
Coordinates
51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
Established
1 July 1973
Website
www.bl.uk
Authority file
: Q23308
VIAF: 121814978
ISNI: 0000000123081542
ULAN: 500301700
LCCN: n81139951
NLA: 36588116
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
Add. 37421
Place of creation
Tours
Object history
Français : Ancien livre d'heures commandé par Étienne Chevalier, trésorier du roi Charles VII. Démembré et les miniatures découpées au début du XVIIIe siècle. En 1831, elle est retrouvée en Angleterre, dans les collections du poète Samuel Rogers, celui-ci l'ayant acquise en 1802 à Paris. Après être passée dans les collections de John Campbell de Breadalbane, elle est achetée par le British Museum en 1886.
Originally published/produced in France [Tours], circa 1452-1460.
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Short title
Hours of Etienne Chevalier - caption: 'David, in armour, kneeling in penitence before the Almighty with his army. In the foreground, a corpse with devils torturing souls'