Jean Bondol

Jan Bondol also Jan van Bondol or Jan Baudolf (* around 1340 in Bruges, † 1400 ) was a Flemish illuminators and painters of the 14th century. In France, he was also known by the name of Jean de Bondol, Jean de Bruges or Hennequin de Bruges. He is considered as the first representative of the Flemish Primitives ( Brugse School).

Work

Bondol was born in Bruges and worked from 1368 to 1381 at the French court of King Charles V of France as a miniature painter and designer of tapestries. He created the carpets ( 1376-1379 ) depicting the Apocalypse for the Duke Louis of Anjou. Bondol was one of the first representatives of the International Gothic: with elegance and attention to detail he put realistic landscapes and human figures dar.

As a International Gothic painting style at the transition from the Middle Ages is called the Renaissance generally. Most likely, the International Gothic style is characterized by works that emerged shortly before and after 1400 in Bohemia, Burgundy and northern France, from which then the style further spread to Italy, Germany and other countries. The International Gothic clung to many medieval elements, but added a more realistic landscape and costume design, approaches to perspective and ornamental detail friendliness. The International Gothic was deliberately focused on elegance. The typical work of the International Gothic is the Book of Hours "Très Riches Heures ", which was around 1415, made ​​by the brothers of Limburg for the Duke of Berry, Jean de Valois, duc de Berry.