Antoine de Lonhy (duchy of Burgundy, c. 1420-duchy of Savoy, c. 1490)
Tempera, ink and gold on vellum.
Well known, Antoine de Lonhy (duchy of Burgundy, c. 1420-duchy of Savoy, c. 1490) is active in Burgundy, Toulouse, Barcelona and Savoy successively. His oeuvre includes illuminated manuscripts, panel paintings, stained glass windows and preparatory drawings for sculptures or embroideries. This newly rediscovered miniature by Antoine de Lonhy depicts Saint Claudio of Besançon. It was originally part of a Book of Hours made between 1450 and 1453 in collaboration with the Master of the Ghent Privileges for Pierre de Goux (advisor to Philip the Good). This miniature is one of the rare witnesses of Antoine de Lonhy's early work and a precious new addition to the artist's oeuvre.
Sister leaves
Annunciation by Antoine de Lonhy (London, Sotheby's, June 13, 1983, lot 30)Last Judgment by Antoine de Lonhy (London, Sotheby's, June 13, 1983, lot 30)
Saints Francis and Bernardino of Sienna by the Master of the Ghent Privileges (London, Christie's, December 3, 2015, lot 32)
Christ tied to the Scourging post by Antoine de Lonhy (Switzerland, collection of Dr Walter Eichenberger, in 1999).
Provenance
Part of the Book of Hours of Pierre de Goux, made between 1450 and 1453 by Antoine de Lonhy and the Master of the Ghent Privileges.
Broken-up before 1983, when five cuttings (including our Saint Claudio of Besançon) are owned by the 6th marquess of Bute (Mount Stuart house) loosely inserted in a Book of Hours (ms. 96 G. 22) from the Northern Low Countries (consigned to the following);
His sale, London, Sotheby's, June 13, 1983, lot 27 (three miniatures, including our Saint Claudio of Besançon, as "South Netherlands circa 1460-1480");
Switzerland, Dr Watler Eichenberger (sold the leaves separately, the Saint Claudio of Besançon is traced as follow);
Switzerland, private collection.
Zürich, Schuler Auktionen, June 16-18, 2021, lot 3019 (as "Burgund um 1470");
Switzerland, private collection.
Literature
Published in:G. T. Clark, Made in Flanders. The Master of the Ghent Privileges and Manuscript Painting in the Southern Netherlands in the Time of Philip the Good, Turnhout, 2000, p. 107-108.
A. Buisseret & C. Favre, "Proposition pour la jeunesse d'Antoine de Lonhy", Bibliothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance, LXXXV, 2023, 1, p. 33-42.