Master of the Llangattock Hours
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The Master of the Llangattock Hours was a Flemish
manuscript painter
active between 1450 and 1460. He is one of at least eight artists who contributed to a Book of Hours
, the Llangattock Hours, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum
collection; his name is derived from the fact that he appears to have been the primary artist, and was assigned in turn after the name of a previous owner of the book. He was active in the generation after Jan van Eyck
and shows a great deal of his influence, at times directly copying the elder master's compositions. Nevertheless, his figures are small and stiff, set in landscapes or in awkwardly-drawn architectural settings. His color schemes are dence, with little indication of an understanding of lighting technighes. It is believed that the Master lived and worked in Bruges
, given his reliance on the work of earlier local masters, his work on the Turin-Milan Hours
, and collaboration with other local painters, such as Willem Vrelant
.
The Master should not be confused with the Master of the Llangattock Epiphany
, whose work may also be found in the same book, which once belonged to John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock
, older brother of Charles Rolls
, co-founder of Rolls-Royce
.
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
manuscript painter
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
active between 1450 and 1460. He is one of at least eight artists who contributed to a Book of Hours
Book of Hours
The book of hours was a devotional book popular in the later Middle Ages. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Like every manuscript, each manuscript book of hours is unique in one way or another, but most contain a similar collection of texts, prayers and...
, the Llangattock Hours, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is an art museum. It has two locations, one at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, and one at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California...
collection; his name is derived from the fact that he appears to have been the primary artist, and was assigned in turn after the name of a previous owner of the book. He was active in the generation after Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter active in Bruges and considered one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century....
and shows a great deal of his influence, at times directly copying the elder master's compositions. Nevertheless, his figures are small and stiff, set in landscapes or in awkwardly-drawn architectural settings. His color schemes are dence, with little indication of an understanding of lighting technighes. It is believed that the Master lived and worked in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
, given his reliance on the work of earlier local masters, his work on the Turin-Milan Hours
Turin-Milan Hours
The Turin-Milan Hours is an incomplete illuminated manuscript, despite its name not strictly a book of hours, of exceptional quality and importance, with a very complicated history both during and after its production...
, and collaboration with other local painters, such as Willem Vrelant
Willem Vrelant
Willem Vrelant was a Dutch book illuminator. He was already active in Utrecht in 1450, where he created the Hours of William de Montfort. From 1454 to 1481 he is recorded as a member of the Bruges guild of bookmakers...
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The Master should not be confused with the Master of the Llangattock Epiphany
Master of the Llangattock Epiphany
The Master of the Llangattock Epiphany was a Flemish manuscript painter active between 1450 and 1460. He is one of at least eight artists who contributed to a Book of Hours, the Llangattock Hours, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum collection. His name is derived from this book, whose title in turn...
, whose work may also be found in the same book, which once belonged to John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock
John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock
John Maclean Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock was a British barrister and army Major.Son of John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock and his wife Georgiana Marcia Maclean, he was born in London and educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A in 1893 and M.A in 1896.He was a Barrister of the Inner...
, older brother of Charles Rolls
Charles Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls was a motoring and aviation pioneer. Together with Frederick Henry Royce he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in a flying accident, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display near Bournemouth,...
, co-founder of Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
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