Who painted “Melun Diptych”?

“Melun Diptych” was painted by Jean Fouquet in 1450. Where to see it: Gemäldegalerie.

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Jean (or Jehan) Fouquet (c. 1420–1481) was a French painter and miniaturist. A master of panel painting and manuscript illumination, and the apparent inventor of the portrait miniature, he is considered one of the most important painters from the period between the late Gothic and early Renaissance. Wikipedia

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