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The Master of Jean Rolin II (15th century), also known as Rolin Master and Missel de Jean Rolin, was an anonymous artist who worked in Paris as a book illuminator for wealthy people including members of the court of Charles VII. The name comes from the work he did for Jean Rolin II, who was the cardinal-bishop of
The Master of Jean Rolin II (15th century), also known as Rolin Master and Missel de Jean Rolin, was an anonymous artist who worked in Paris as a book illuminator for wealthy people including members of the court of Charles VII. The name comes from the work he did for Jean Rolin II, who was the cardinal-bishop of Autun
Autun () is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the e ...
. His work is part of the increase in specialized book production seen in Paris as a response to the growing commissions from lay people and the University of Paris
The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...
. From 1445 to 1465 he worked in Paris together with other anonymous artists on books that included the ''Book of'' ''Hours of Simon de Varie''. Spencer published an account of his style in 1963.
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French manuscript illuminators 15th-century French painters {{illustrator-stub