Masters of Dirc van Delf
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The Masters of Dirc van Delf were a group of manuscript painters
active in the Netherlands
between 1400 and around 1410. The name has been appended to several unknown artists who together make up an important studio
of illuminators, one of the first important ones known from fifteenth-century Holland. Their name is derived from the lavish work they did to illustrate devotional texts by Dirc van Delf, court chaplain to Albrecht of Bavaria
from 1389 until 1404 in The Hague
. The studio's artists combined with Dirc to play an important role in the new cultural life of the royal court in the Netherlands.
Paintings by the Masters may be found in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum
in Los Angeles, California
.
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
active in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
between 1400 and around 1410. The name has been appended to several unknown artists who together make up an important studio
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
of illuminators, one of the first important ones known from fifteenth-century Holland. Their name is derived from the lavish work they did to illustrate devotional texts by Dirc van Delf, court chaplain to Albrecht of Bavaria
Albrecht of Bavaria
*Albert I, Duke of Bavaria*Albert V, Duke of Bavaria *Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria*Albert II, Duke of Bavaria...
from 1389 until 1404 in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. The studio's artists combined with Dirc to play an important role in the new cultural life of the royal court in the Netherlands.
Paintings by the Masters may be found in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum
Getty Center
The Getty Center, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, is a campus for cultural institutions founded by oilman J. Paul Getty. The $1.3 billion center, which opened on December 16, 1997, is also well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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