The Building of the Chapel at Aachen (Grandes Chroniques de France)
Jean Fouquet · 1458
Why it's great
Workers build the great chapel at Aachen, Charlemagne's capital, using ladders and stone blocks. The scene is from the Grandes Chroniques de France, illustrated by Jean Fouquet around 1458.
🏛️ Part of history
Charlemagne & the Early Middle Ages (768–814) — Workers build the great chapel at Aachen, Charlemagne's capital, using ladders and stone blocks.
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Jean Fouquet was a French painter born in Tours around 1420. He became the leading painter at the court of King Charles VII, painted portraits and illuminated manuscripts, and visited Italy, which influenced his style. He worked in Tours and died there around 1478.
