Jehan de Grise

Jehan de Grise[lower-alpha 1] (fl.1325–1345) was a Flemish miniature painter and illuminator, active in Bruges.[1][2] His workshop illuminated the manuscript Li romans du boin roi Alixandre ('The Romance of the Good King Alexander') between 1338 and 1344 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264), which contains early visual evidence of Mediaeval puppetry.[1][3]

See also

Notes

  1. Also spelt Iehan de Grise, Jean de Grise, Jean de Gryse, and otherwise.[1]

References

  1. Gepp-Labusiak 2021.
  2. Smeyers 1991.
  3. World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts.

Sources

  • Gepp-Labusiak, Miriam (2021). "Grise, Jean de". Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf (eds.). Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (online ed.). Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 29 May 2023 – via De Gruyter.
  • Smeyers, M. (1991). "Jean de Grise". Enciclopedia dell' Arte Medievale (online ed.). Treccani. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  • "Jehan de Grise". World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts (online ed.). Union Internationale de la Marionnette. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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