- melchior Broederlam

Netherlandish painter, court painter to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, from 1387. Documents show that he was a busy and versatile artist, but his only surviving works are two wings from an altarpiece representing The Annunciation and Visitation and The Presentation and Flight into Egypt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, 1394-9). They are among the first and finest examples of International Gothic, combining lavish decorative display with realistic touches that look forward to the later development of the Netherlandish School. The figure of St Joseph in The Flight into Egypt, for example, is represented as an authentic peasant.

001 — The Dijon Altarpiece 1393-99 Tempera on wood, 167 x 249 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

002 — The Annunciation and the Visitation 1393-99 Tempera on wood, 167 x 125 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

003 — Presentation in the Temple and Flight to Egypt 1393-99 Tempera on wood, 167 x 125 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

004 — The Annunciation 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

005 — The Annunciation (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

006 — The Annunciation (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

007 — The Annunciation (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

008 — The Visitation 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

009 — The Visitation (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

010 — The Annunciation (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

011 — The Presentation of Christ 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

012 — The Presentation of Christ (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

013 — The Flight into Egypt 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

014 — The Flight into Egypt (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

015 — The Flight into Egypt (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

016 — The Flight into Egypt (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

017 — The Flight into Egypt (detail) 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

018 — The Flight into Egypt 1393-99 Tempera on wood Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon