Jean Pucelle c. He is considered one of the best miniaturists of the early 14th century. His work shows a distinct influence of the Italian trecento art Duccio is credited with creating. Pucelle was a major contributor towards the development of manuscript illumination.
By the s, French art of illumination can be divided into two, one of which included artists following on the stylistic traditions of Pucelle, the other being Flemish realism. Pucelle's proto-Renaissance style is evident in The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux , the Belleville Breviary and the Bible of Robert de Billyng, which all displayed such features as sculpturally modeled figures, three-dimensional treatment of space and a new form of psychological expression.
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