Arnold of Nijmegen

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One of a series of windows in Tournai Cathedral, showing a battle scene framed in High Gothic architectural elements

Arnold of Nijmegen (also known as Aert Ortkens, Aert van Hort, Arnoud van Nijmegen, Arnt van Ort van Nijmegen, Arnoult de Nimègue, Arnouldt de la Pointe)[1] (active c. 1490 – c. 1536) was a 15th-century Dutch stained glass artist who worked in both modern-day Belgium and France, adopting the Renaissance style and influencing the stained glass workshops of Normandy.[2] His best known works are a series of windows depicting historical subjects in Tournai Cathedral, Belgium.[3] His work is known for its delicate draftsmanship, brilliance of colouring, the rich decoration of robes and detailed architectural settings.[2] He was praised in his own time by the writers Noviomagus (1522) and Francesco Guicciardini (published 1567).[4]

Work

Early works

The earliest works of Arnold of

Bernard of Clairveaux and regained its rights.[5]

The style of these windows is

Early Netherlandish painters of the 15th century such as Jan van Eyck. This can be seen in the proportions of his figures, with small heads and long bodies, and in the elaborate and richly decorated robes.[2] The style also has much in common with the style of tapestries that were produced at the Tournai factories.[5]

Later works

In 1502 Arnold travelled to

Guild of St Luke, but continued to maintain contact with his pupils in Normandy and for many years supplied cartoons for windows in France.[2][6]

Examples of his signed work include a large

Three Marys window made in Antwerp in about 1526 for the Church Notre-Dame of Louviers.[4][6]

Other windows by Arnold have survived in England at Wells Cathedral, Lichfield Cathedral, York Minster and St George's Church, Hannover Square.[2][7] The Victoria and Albert Museum has three panels depicting scenes from the life of Saint Peter. The panels are sections of a window from a church in Rouen.[8] The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds two roundels showing the heads of Christ and John the Baptist.[9]

  • King Chilperic receives the blessing of the Bishop of Tournai.
    King Chilperic receives the blessing of the Bishop of Tournai.
  • Queen Fredegund hires assassins.
    Queen Fredegund hires assassins.
  • The regicide of King Sigebert.
    The regicide of King Sigebert.
  • A merchant's goods are weighed for taxation.
    A merchant's goods are weighed for taxation.

See also

Notes

  1. RKD
  2. ^ a b c d e Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
  3. ^ Sarah Brown, p. 89
  4. ^ a b c Larousse Encyclopedie, Arnoult de Nimègue
  5. ^ a b c d e Lee, Seddon and Stephens, pp. 102-03
  6. ^ a b c Lee, Seddon and Stephens, pp. 138-39
  7. ^ Lee, Seddon and Stephens, p.126
  8. ^ V&A
  9. ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art [1], accessed 13 March 2013.

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