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Jean Pichore
(Paris, fl. 1500-1520)
Dives and Lazarus (leaf, 167 x 117 mm.; miniature 154 x 94 mm.)
France, probably Paris, c. 1510
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Jean Pichore was responsible for this miniature, which depicts the well-known parable of the rich man and the leprous beggar (Luke 16: 19-30). Richly dressed Dives and his splendidly attired lady eat at a table draped with fine linen and decked out with expensive silver. Engaged in animated conversation, they do not notice the approach of the lowly beggar Lazarus at the doorway, who attracts the attention of barking dogs. The bottom of the leaf foretells the fate of the rich man, who spurned the needs of the poor beggar. Pichore managed a large family enterprise that was responsible for the illumination of a great number of classical, secular, and theological texts. |
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