Master of the Parement
The Master of the Parement of Narbonne, often referred to more briefly as the Master of the Parement or Parement Master is the name given to an
The Parement of Narbonne is 2.86 metres (9 ft 5 in) long and 77.5 centimetres (30.5 in) high, and is painted in black ink (strictly,
Some
The style of the workshop of the Parement Master is distinctive. The figures are graceful and relatively realistic and three-dimensional in appearance, with expressive faces, but their heads tend to be disproportionate and heavy. Meiss (1967) suggests that the artists were influenced by earlier Italian painting, though others have drawn parallels with contemporary Bohemian style, or have seen northern (perhaps Flemish) influence in the realism of the faces. Both the handling of the grisaille technique and the box-like architectural frames in which some of the scenes are set indicate a keen awareness of the earlier work of Jean Pucelle (active in Paris in the 1320s).
References
- Meiss, M. (1967). French painting in the time of Jean de Berry. London: Phaidon.
Further reading
- Nash, Susie, "The Parement de Narbonne, Context and Technique", in The Fabric of Images, European Paintings on Fabric Supports, 1300-1500, Archetype Press, 2000, ed. C. Villers, full PDF
External links
- Account of the Parement de Narbonne on the website of the Louvre
- British Library catalogue entry about the Anjou Hours, with link to information about the Master of the Parement