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JEAN COLOMBE, PAUL LIMBOURG. March-the Château de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe.

JEAN COLOMBE and PAUL LIMBOURG. March - the Château de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). 'Mars - Le Chateau De Lusignan'. Agricultural activities: ploughing with oxen, pruning grape vines, a shepherd with sheep, and filling a sack with grain for sowing. The winged dragon above the tower on the right represents the protective spirit Mélusine. The château at Lusignan in western France was a favorite residence of Jean, Duc de Berry. A page from the "Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry", a book of hours produced for Jean, Duc de Berry and commissioned from the Limbourg brothers. Made between c1412 and 1489, and regarded as one of the finest examples of European manuscript illumination, it is held at the Musee Condé, Chantilly, France. Published in "Verve - No. 7, Vol. II". [Verve, France, 1939].
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Title:
March-the Château de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe.
Caption:
March - the Château de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). 'Mars - Le Chateau De Lusignan'. Agricultural activities: ploughing with oxen, pruning grape vines, a shepherd with sheep, and filling a sack with grain for sowing. The winged dragon above the tower on the right represents the protective spirit Mélusine. The château at Lusignan in western France was a favorite residence of Jean, Duc de Berry. A page from the "Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry", a book of hours produced for Jean, Duc de Berry and commissioned from the Limbourg brothers. Made between c1412 and 1489, and regarded as one of the finest examples of European manuscript illumination, it is held at the Musee Condé, Chantilly, France. Published in "Verve - No. 7, Vol. II". [Verve, France, 1939]
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3176 x 5103 px | 46.4 MB
Print size:
26.9 x 43.2 cm | 10.6 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
15 15TH XV XVTH FIFTEENTH CENTURY 15TH CENTURY 15TH CENTURY; 1930S 20TH CENTURY AGRICULTURAL WORKER AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ASTROLOGY BERRI BERRIES BERRY BERRY, FRUIT BERRY, JEAN, DUC DE BUILDING BULLOCK CALENDAR CASTLE CENTURY CHATEAU DE LUSIGNAN COLOMBE COLOMBE, JEAN COLOR COLOUR CONCEPT COUNTRY LIVING COUNTRY COUNTRYLIFE COUNTRYSIDE DE BERRY DUC DE BERRI DUC DE BERRY DUC DE BERRY, JEAN DUC DE DUKE OF BERRY DUKE OF DUKE: JEAN DE BERRY, FRANCE FARM HAND FARM LABOURER FARM WORKER FARMHAND (MALE) FARMING FARMLAND FIELD FIELDS FIFTEENTH CENTURY FOLIO FORTIFICATION FRANCE FRENCH FRUIT FRUIT: BERRY GRAIN GRAPEVINE GUY HOUSEMAID ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT JEAN COLOMBE JEAN DE BERRY JEAN DE FRANCE JEAN JOHN THE MAGNIFICENT JOHN KITCHENMAID LIMBOURG LIVRE D'HEURES, DUC BERRY LOCATION MAID MAIDSERVANT MALE MAN MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPT, ILLUMINATED MASTER OF THE TRES RICHES HEURES OF THE DUC DE BERRY MEDIEVAL MEN MIDDLE AGES OX OXEN PAUL DE LIMBOURG PAUL DE PAUL LIMBOURG PAUL PEASANT PEASANTS PEOPLE PLOUGH = PLOW PLOUGH PLOUGHING PLOW PLOWING POL DE LIMBOURG POL DE POL LIMBOURG POOR POVERTY PRAYER BOOK DUC DE BERRY PRUNING REGIONALISM RURAL LIFE RURAL RUSTIC SCIENCE SERVANT GIRL SHEPHERD SIGLO XV STABLE BOY THIRTIES TRES RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY TRES RICHES HEURES VERVE VINERY VINEYARD XV CENTURY ZODIAC