The Court of Philip the Good was known as one of the foremost centers of art patronage in the late middle ages. But Philip the Good did not start from scratch. The Burgundian Court of Dukes Philip the Bold and John the Fearless were centers of art and culture and set the stage for the opulence and grandeur of the later dukes.



Artists/Art Featured: Tres Riches Heurs of John of Berry (The Limbourg Brothers), The Romance of the Rose, The Song of Roland, Jean Gerson, Christine de Pisan (The Book of the City of Ladies, The Treasure of the City of Ladies, The Tale of the Rose), Cour d'Amour, Order of the Golden Tree, The Castle of Hesdin, Melchior Broederlam, Jan Maelwael, Claus Sluter, Claus de Werve, The Charterhouse of Champmol



Check out granddukesofthewest.com (//granddukesofthewest.com) for images of many of the works of art featured in today's episode!



Cover Art by Brandon Wilburn



Music by Zakhar Valaha

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