121. Jeanne de Montbaston (French, active c. 1320-1355)

clockwise from top left
1. Combat Between Tristan and Knights from The Romance of the Good Knight Tristan 327v, c.1320 - 1340, tempera, gold paint, and silver and gold leaf on parchment, The Getty
2. Lover's Dream from The Romance of the Rose 1r, Bibliothèque nationale de France
3. Covetousness from The Romance of the Rose 4r, c. 1330-1340, red frame edged in burnished gold with patterned ground, University of Cambridge
Links:
More on Jeanne de Montbaston at Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Digitized copies of The Romance of the Rose from Bibliothèque nationale de France
Digitized copy of The Romance of the Rose from University of Cambridge
More images of The Romance of the Good Knight Tristan from the Getty 
Collage generated using BeFunky

Comments

Popular Posts