Master of the Grandes Heures
Artists
A talented associate of the Master of the Bible of Jean de Sy painted nine of the ten large miniatures of the Grandes Heures, together with their bas-de-page scenes, as well as most of the small miniatures of the original campaign. Given his significant contribution, he is named the Master of the Grandes Heures. Active in Paris c. 1350-1380, he illuminated manuscripts for Charles V in the 1370s. He followed closely the Jean de Sy Master’s compositions, figure and facial types, palette and painting technique.
Philip the Bold praying at an altar with the Crown of Thorns and two reliquaries (suffrage to the Crown of Thorns)
This miniature was painted by the Master of the Grandes Heures. The Crown of Thorns was one of the most precious relics acquired in the 13th century from Constantinople and the Holy Land by King Louis IX who built the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris to house them.