The Death of Roland
Jean Fouquet · 1455
Why it's great
The hero Roland, one of Charlemagne's knights, dies after fighting at Roncesvalles in 778, in the legend that became the Song of Roland. Jean Fouquet painted it in a French royal manuscript around 1455.
🏛️ Part of history
Charlemagne & the Early Middle Ages (768–814) — The hero Roland, one of Charlemagne's knights, dies after fighting at Roncesvalles in 778, in the legend that became the Song of Roland.
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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.
