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The Soldiers of Brabant Entering Ravenstein
Creator
Master of the Getty FroissartFlemish Illuminator · 1475–1485
All works by this person →The anonymous artist known as the Master of the Getty Froissart has only recently been defined as a distinct artistic personality. The artist's name derives from the illuminations that enliven a copy of a text written by Jean Froissart now held by the J. Paul Getty Museum. A subtle handling of light, space, and color characterizes the artist's miniatures. Light-filled interiors reveal a persistent
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- about 1480–1483
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
In the miniature accompanying the report of a 1380s war between the Flemish duchies of Brabant and Gelders in Jean Froissart's *Chronicle* , the soldiers of Brabant quietly advance to attack the city of Ravenstein. As troops pass stealthily through a dramatic nocturnal landscape, the sun's last rays create a range of effects, illuminating billowing clouds, metallic armor, and a river whose glassy waters reflect the arches of a bridge. With the vista defined by a rocky hillside in the foreground, forbidding city walls in the middle ground, and a meandering river extending into the distance, this is one of the most developed spatial perspectives in the manuscript. The artist's interest in naturalistic effects, however, also served a dramatic purpose. The falling darkness and stillness of the scene heighten the tension of the Brabant soldiers' imminent attack.
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