In this class, we explored the collections of John, Duke of Berry. He is the first example we have seen of individuals amassing large amounts of art for a personal collection. His activity trading and acquiring art simply to have and be able to show off a large array of works is unique among the other patrons we have discussed. This focus is especially shown by his six books of hours, which were typically only used for religious purchases. In owning so many, the Duke showed a departure from the typical functional way in which people viewed such objects and a devotion to art for its artistic value over traditional uses. Another way in which the Duke expanded his collections was through gathering artists themselves. Incorporating artists into the court and granting many, such as the Limbourg brothers, status nearing nobility made that court an artistic center in the region. I found it interesting how the Duke of Berry showed such passion for art compared to other powerful figures around him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In this class, we explored the collections of John, Duke of Berry. He is the first example we have seen of individuals amassing large amounts of art for a personal collection. His activity trading and acquiring art simply to have and be able to show off a large array of works is unique among the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10549,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10549"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1494,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions\/1494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar257-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}