The Battle of Crécy (Froissart's Chronicles) Loyset Liédet, 1470 Illuminated manuscript

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The Battle of Crécy (Froissart's Chronicles)

Why it's great

English longbowmen face French knights and crossbowmen in a colorful scene from the chronicles of Jean Froissart, the great historian of the Hundred Years' War. It was painted around 1470 in a richly decorated manuscript.

🏛️ Part of history

The Hundred Years' War & Joan of Arc (1337–1453) — English longbowmen face French knights and crossbowmen in a colorful scene from the chronicles of Jean Froissart, the great historian of the Hundred Years' War.

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About the artist

Loyset Liédet

1420–1479 · born in Hesdin · died in Bruges

Loyset Liédet was a manuscript painter born in Hesdin around 1420. He worked for the Dukes of Burgundy in Bruges, painting large histories and chronicles in miniature for their libraries. He died in Bruges in 1479.