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Limbourg Brothers
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Early Career and Patronage
The initial documentation of the brothers’ activity suggests a period working for the wealthy merchant classes and ecclesiastical figures in Bruges and possibly Paris. Their early style is marked by vibrant mineral pigments and intricate gold tooling, hallmarks of the International Gothic style.
A significant, though often overlooked, aspect of their early career was their brief, yet influential, tenure under the patronage of the Duchy of Burgundy. While the Burgundian court focused heavily on t…