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Jean Fouquet was a French painter whose works are classified between late Gothic and early Renaissance. He is considered the inventor of miniature portraits. The artist was born in the city of Tours around 1420. An exact date of birth is not known. Also about his family, his education and his early years of life we know basically nothing. He could have been apprenticed to the so-called "Master of Jouvenel" an anonymous artist from Nantes, at least their painting style is so similar that in former times the early works of the master were taken for works by Fouqet. It is also believed that Jean Fouquet was in Italy between 1445 and 1447, where he studied early Italian Renaissance art in detail. At the very least, it is known that during this stay he painted a portrait of Pope Eugene IV, who died in 1447. Unfortunately, this painting no longer exists, only copies made later.
Around 1450, Jean Fouquet went to the French court as a court painter. Both King Charles VII and his successor Louis XI were his powerful patrons. Very well known are Fouquet's paintings "Marriage of Charles IV and Marie of Luxembourg", Charles VII as one of the three magicians" and "the funeral of Etienne Chevalier", which he painted for the court. High-ranking personalities also had themselves and their families painted by Fouquet, or commissioned other paintings, including the royal treasurer Chevalier and Jean Bernard, the archbishop of Tours. But he also produced large numbers of altarpieces and religious paintings for churches, chapels and private clients. Famous are his "Pieta", "The Annunciation", "The Building of the Temple of Jerusalem" and the dyptichon in the cathedral of Melun, which Chevalier commissioned in memory of his late wife.
Considered by many to be the artist's most famous work are his beautiful miniatures, among others in the "Book of Hours of Etienne Chevalier". They are masterfully depicted, perfectly illuminated and absolutely detailed.
Around 1460, the painter probably married. However, nothing is known about the wife or about possible children. Jean Fuquet was very wealthy and ran a large workshop with many employees. Here he also created designs for tapestries and stained glass windows. For many art connoisseurs, Fouquet is considered the greatest French painter of his time. He died between 1478 and 1481, also the exact date of death is unknown.
Jean Fouquet was a French painter whose works are classified between late Gothic and early Renaissance. He is considered the inventor of miniature portraits. The artist was born in the city of Tours around 1420. An exact date of birth is not known. Also about his family, his education and his early years of life we know basically nothing. He could have been apprenticed to the so-called "Master of Jouvenel" an anonymous artist from Nantes, at least their painting style is so similar that in former times the early works of the master were taken for works by Fouqet. It is also believed that Jean Fouquet was in Italy between 1445 and 1447, where he studied early Italian Renaissance art in detail. At the very least, it is known that during this stay he painted a portrait of Pope Eugene IV, who died in 1447. Unfortunately, this painting no longer exists, only copies made later.
Around 1450, Jean Fouquet went to the French court as a court painter. Both King Charles VII and his successor Louis XI were his powerful patrons. Very well known are Fouquet's paintings "Marriage of Charles IV and Marie of Luxembourg", Charles VII as one of the three magicians" and "the funeral of Etienne Chevalier", which he painted for the court. High-ranking personalities also had themselves and their families painted by Fouquet, or commissioned other paintings, including the royal treasurer Chevalier and Jean Bernard, the archbishop of Tours. But he also produced large numbers of altarpieces and religious paintings for churches, chapels and private clients. Famous are his "Pieta", "The Annunciation", "The Building of the Temple of Jerusalem" and the dyptichon in the cathedral of Melun, which Chevalier commissioned in memory of his late wife.
Considered by many to be the artist's most famous work are his beautiful miniatures, among others in the "Book of Hours of Etienne Chevalier". They are masterfully depicted, perfectly illuminated and absolutely detailed.
Around 1460, the painter probably married. However, nothing is known about the wife or about possible children. Jean Fuquet was very wealthy and ran a large workshop with many employees. Here he also created designs for tapestries and stained glass windows. For many art connoisseurs, Fouquet is considered the greatest French painter of his time. He died between 1478 and 1481, also the exact date of death is unknown.
.jpg "Portrait of Louis XI by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Self-Portrait from the Diptych of Notre-Dame de Melun by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Coronation of Emperor Charlemagne on the 25th December, 800 in Rome by Pope Leo III, illumination from Les Grandes Chroniques de France by Jean Fouquet, c. 1455-1460 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demons, c.1452-1460 by Jean Fouquet")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-571692).jpg "Portrait of Charles VII by Jean Fouquet")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1458029).jpg "The coronation of Charlemagne, c.1460 by Jean Fouquet")
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_The_Christian_-_(MeisterDrucke-1067482).jpg "The Votes of the Saints. Martyrdom of Saint Apolline. Detail of a miniature by Jean Fouquet")
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_preaching_the_first_crusade_at_the_Council_of_Clermont_-_(MeisterDrucke-1067551).jpg "Pope Urban II preaching the first crusade at the Council of Clermont, France, uniting knights, nobility and cardinals by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Desecration of the Temple of Jerusalem by Pompey by Jean Fouquet")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-960417).jpg "La Pieta de Nouans les Fontaines by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Creation, God Introducing Adam and Eve, illustration from")
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.jpg "Desecration of the Temple of Jerusalem in 63 BC by Pompey and his soldiers, illustration from")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-63620).jpg "Gonella, the Ferrara court jester, c.1445 by Jean Fouquet")
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_at_the_Palace_of_the_Cit_-_(MeisterDrucke-1062824).jpg "Banquet offered by King Charles V of France at the Palace of the Cite in honor of Emperor Charles IV and Wencesla IV king of Bohemia. Miniature from")
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.jpg "King Solomon")
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.jpg "The coronation of Philippe Auguste in Reims on 1/11/1179. Miniature from Chronicles of Saint Denis by Jean Fouquet (1420-1481) by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet")
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_by_Charlemagne_(742-814)_who_over_-_(MeisterDrucke-1057630).jpg "Construction of the palace of Aachen (796-805) by Charlemagne who oversees the construction site. On the right, Pepin the Humpback becoming a monk. Miniature from")
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 Crossing the Rubicon c1470 (detail) - (MeisterDrucke-171078).jpg "Julius Caesar Crossing the Rubicon, c.1470 (detail) by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Charles II the Evil King of Navarre by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Construction of the Jerusalem Temple by King Solomon, Detail Representing the Stone Cutters, Miniature from")
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_to_Philip_VI_of_Valois_(12_-_(MeisterDrucke-1063149).jpg "The tribute of King Edward III of England to Philip VI of Valois, King of France, in 1330. Miniature from")
_to_Philip_VI_of_Valois_(12_-_(MeisterDrucke-1063149).jpg)
_During_the_Hundred_Years_War_Henry_V_of_England_defea_-_(MeisterDrucke-1062775).jpg "Battle of Azincourt (1415) by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Building of the Temple of Solomon. Illustration in Flavius Josephus \"Antiquities of the Jews\" by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Holy Trinity, the Suffrage of the Saints, Miniature in")
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.jpg "Battle of Muret (September 12) by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels, c. 1450 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The French philosopher and theologian Amaury de Chartres (or Amaury de Bene or Amalricus de Bene) in front of his disciples (the Amauricians). Miniature from Les Grandes Chronicles de France illuminated by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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_(1090_-_(MeisterDrucke-1058151).jpg "Representation of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) tempted by the devil. Miniature taken from")
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 in hono - (MeisterDrucke-224523).jpg "Banquet Given by Charles V in Honour of His Uncle Emperor Charles IV in 1378, from the Grandes Chroniques de France by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child Surrounded by Cherubim and Seraphim (detail) by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demons, ca. 1452-1460 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Primate writing the great chronicles of France at the abbey of Saint Denis. Miniature from the manuscript by Jean Fouquet Grandes Chroniques de France. Paris, BN by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Ms Fr 6465 f.113 The Emperor Charlemagne Finds Roland")
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.jpg "Portrait of Charles VII by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Trinity In its Glory by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Charles VII of France, 15th century by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Job on his manure pile, overwhelmed by all misfortunes. Miniature in")
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.jpg "Self-Portrait of the 15th Century French Painter Jean Foucquet by Jean Fouquet")
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_and_Olibrius_also_known_as_Margarita_ke_-_(MeisterDrucke-1054221).jpg "Saint Margarita of Antioch and Olibrius by Jean Fouquet")
_and_Olibrius_also_known_as_Margarita_ke_-_(MeisterDrucke-1054221).jpg)
_King_of_France_Painting_by_Jean_Fouquet_(142_-_(MeisterDrucke-1030281).jpg "Portrait of Charles VII, King of France by Jean Fouquet")
_King_of_France_Painting_by_Jean_Fouquet_(142_-_(MeisterDrucke-1030281).jpg)
.jpg "Etienne Chevalier with St. Stephen by Jean Fouquet")
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_by_the_peers_of_France_on_16091380_Mini_-_(MeisterDrucke-1057629).jpg "The coronation of Charles VI by the peers of France on 16 September 1380. Miniature from")
_by_the_peers_of_France_on_16091380_Mini_-_(MeisterDrucke-1057629).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-13419).jpg "Coat of Arms Held by a Woman and a Greyhound by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Ms Fr 71 St. Margaret of Antioch and Olibrius by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Hours of Etienne Chevalier, No. 201 and No. 202 by Jean Fouquet")
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_and_Blanche_de_Castille_(1188-1252)_in_Reim_-_(MeisterDrucke-1055535).jpg "Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche de Castille in Reims in 1224. Miniature from the manuscript Les Grandes Chroniques de France by Jean Fouquet, 15th century. Paris, B.N. by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child surrounded by cherubim and seraphim, (detail) by Jean Fouquet")
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_received_the_ambassadors_of_Charles_IV_(1316-1378)_emperor_-_(MeisterDrucke-1065377).jpg "Charles V received the ambassadors of Charles IV, emperor of the Holy Germanic Empire in 1377 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Hebrews in the Desert, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (c.1470) by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Murder of Robert de Clermont and Jean de Conflans by Etienne Marcel and His Men on 22 February by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Pietà Book of Hours, 1450-1499 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Nativity Book of Hours by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Joshua and the Fall of Jericho. Illustration in Flavius Josephus \"Antiquities of the Jews\" by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Fall of Jericho, c.1465-70 by Jean Fouquet")
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_The_Bastard_of_Orleans_Count_of_Dunois_and_Longueville_c14_-_(MeisterDrucke-570894).jpg "Jean Dunois, The Bastard of Orleans, Count of Dunois and Longueville by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds. Miniature in")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-248581).jpg "Self portrait medallion, c.1450 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Building of the Temple of Jerusalem, detail showing masons at work, illustration from")
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.jpg "Drawing for Portrait of Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins, Chancellor of Charles VII by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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_by_Saint_Remy_(Saint_Remi)_to_Reims_in_496_the_Holy_-_(MeisterDrucke-1065663).jpg "Baptism of Clovis by Saint Remy at Reims in 496: the Holy Spirit brings the holy bulb containing the holy chrism used for the anointing of kings. Miniature in Grandes Chroniques de France by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Virgin and Child enthroned Hours of Étienne Chevalier by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Etienne Chevalier and St Stephen by Jean Fouquet")
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 at the Basilica St Denis in 1378 from Les Grandes Chroniques de France c1460 - (MeisterDrucke-184829).jpg "Arrival of Emperor Charles IV at the Basilica St. Denis in 1378, from")
 at the Basilica St Denis in 1378 from Les Grandes Chroniques de France c1460 - (MeisterDrucke-184829).jpg)
.jpg "The Passage of Rubicon by Julius Caesar by Jean Fouquet")
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 receiving Emperor Char - (MeisterDrucke-263295).jpg "Charles V Receiving Emperor Charles IV at the Porte du Temple in Paris, January 1378, from")
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_(1214-1270)_in_Nicosia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1065565).jpg "Seventh Crusade: King of France Saint Louis in Nicosia by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Head of a Monk by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Battle between the Maccabees and the Bacchides, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Burial of Etienne Chevalier, c1455, 1939 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Sacred Charles VI in Reims in 1380. Miniature in")
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.jpg "Jesus Before Pontius Pilate by Jean Fouquet")
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 Receiving the Germanic Ambassador c1450 - (MeisterDrucke-207953).jpg "Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Receiving the Germanic Ambassador, c.1450 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Victory of the Israelites over the Philistines, Illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1003273).jpg "Portrait of Charles VII by Jean Fouquet")
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 1460-65 - (MeisterDrucke-89866).jpg "Portrait of Chancellor Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Battle of the Hebrews Against the Canaanites and the Chastisement of Korah and the Rebels, Illustration from")
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_the_Battle_of_Bouvines_on_27071214_between_the_Fr_-_(MeisterDrucke-1063146).jpg "Franco-English War (1202-1214): the Battle of Bouvines on 27/07/1214 between the French army of Philippe Auguste and the Flemish and Welfs of Othon IV. The French victory was decisive in the outcome of the war. Miniature from")
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.jpg "Pentecost: the ascension of the Holy Spirit. Miniature taken from The Book of Hours of Etienne Chevalier by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "David Learning of the Death of Saul, illustration from")
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_tempera_on_wood_-_(MeisterDrucke-1462605).jpg "The Pieta by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Marriage of the Virgin by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "Miniature Annunciation taken from The Book of Hours of Etienne Chevalier by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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_(Saint_Louis)_he_gives_food_and_washes_the_-_(MeisterDrucke-1067483).jpg "The foot of King Louis IX (Saint Louis): he gives food and washes the feet of the poor. Miniature from the manuscript “Les Grandes Chronicles de France” by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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 King of France and Conrad III (1093-1152) King of Germany into Constantinople during the Crusades 1147-49 (see also 38992) - (MeisterDrucke-204685).jpg "Entry of Louis VII King of France and Conrad III King of Germany into Constantinople during the Crusades, 1147-49 by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi Book of Hours by Jean Fouquet")
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_Death_of_Louis_VIII_Coronation_of_Saint_Louis_(Louis_IX)_M_-_(MeisterDrucke-1057653).jpg "Siege of Avignon (1226). Death of Louis VIII. Coronation of Saint Louis (Louis IX). Miniature in Grandes Chronicles de France by Jean Fouquet by Jean Fouquet")
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.jpg "St. Veran exorcising the possessed in the north aisle of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, from the")
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.jpg "Crucifixion, Miniature from")
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.jpg "St. Anne with Three Married Women, from the")
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.jpg "The Enthroned Madonna with the Christ Child. Diptych of Melun, Right Wing by Jean Fouquet")
.jpg "Nursing Madonna by Jean Fouquet")
_(mort_en_1441)_la_cour_-_(MeisterDrucke-941588).jpg "Portrait of the Ferrara Court Jester Gonella by Jean Fouquet")
.jpg "Left hand panel of the Melun Diptych: Etienne Chevalier with his patron saint St Stephen by Jean Fouquet")