Versions of Pygmalion in the Illuminated Roman de la Rose (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Douce 195): The Artist and the Work of Art

Bleeke examines a late 15th-century copy of the poem Roman de la Rose, which contains several images of the poem's Pygmalion myth digression. The manuscript was created by artist Robert Testard for Duke Charles d'Orleans. Bleeke asserts that the Pygmalion sequence represents the artist...

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Published in:Art history 2010-02, Vol.33 (1), p.28-53
Main Author: Bleeke, Marian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art history
Illuminated manuscripts
Illustrations
Poetry
Sculpture
Testard, Robert
Visual artists
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Summary:Bleeke examines a late 15th-century copy of the poem Roman de la Rose, which contains several images of the poem's Pygmalion myth digression. The manuscript was created by artist Robert Testard for Duke Charles d'Orleans. Bleeke asserts that the Pygmalion sequence represents the artist's reflections on the changing status of artists and their work.
ISSN:0141-6790
1467-8365
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8365.2009.00721.x