LIMOSIN, LÉONARD


Meaning of LIMOSIN, LÉONARD in English

or Léonard Limousin

born с 1505, Limoges, Fr.

died с 1577, Limoges

French painter.

The most accomplished member of a prominent Limoges family of enamelers, he is known for the revealing realism of the portraits he painted on Limoges ware . His earliest authenticated work is his Passion of the Lord (1532), a series of 18 enamel plaques after prints by Mannerists who worked at Fontainebleau for {{link=Francis">Francis I , whom Limosin served as court painter. He was also an accomplished painter in oils.

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