Painting techniques in the Boucicaut Hours, and in Jacques Coene's colour recipes as found in Jean Lebègue's Libri Colorum [1]
Titre | Painting techniques in the Boucicaut Hours, and in Jacques Coene's colour recipes as found in Jean Lebègue's Libri Colorum |
Type de publication | Article de revue |
Année de publication | 1998 |
Auteurs | Bernard Guineau [2], Inès Villela-Petit [3], Robert Akrich [4], Jean Vezin [5] |
Journal | Studies in Conservation |
Volume | 43 |
Numéro | Supp 1 |
Pagination | 51-54 |
Mots clés | Boucicaut Hours [6]; Colour recipes [7]; Libri Colorum [8]; Painting techniques [9] |
Résumé | The Book of Hours of Jean II Ie Meingre, Maréchal de Boucicaut, is an outstanding example of the advanced state of painting in France at the time of Jean de Berry. It is not surprising that so many art historians held it in such high regard in their studies on the painting of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. Our research on the Boucicaut Hours aims at comparing the results of the experiments we carried out on the illuminations with colour recipes found in contemporary treatises, specifically the technical recipes in Jean Lebegue's Libri Colorum. Particular attention is paid to innovatory methods of painting, such as the consistent use of effects of light and shadow. |
Notes | Publication issue du congrès intitulé ''Painting techniques, history, materials and studio practice'' qui s'est tenu à Dublin du 7 au 11 septembre 1998. |