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The Artistic Patronage of Cardinal Charles II de Bourbon (1433-1488)
Laruelle, Anne-Sophie
2017Kings & Queens 6: At the Shadow of the Throne
 

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Keywords :
Charles de Bourbon; collection; tapestry
Abstract :
[en] As one of the most important political and religious figures of the mid-fifteenth century, Charles II de Bourbon (1433-1488) has not received the attention he deserves. Charles, archbishop of Lyon (1446), was made cardinal by the pope Sixtus IV in 1476. He was also an important courtier, and a confidant of King Louis XI of France, to whom he was related by marriage. Charles was present at the interview of Kings Louis XI and Edward IV of England in 1475 and in the signature of the peace treaty concluded between them, which formally ended the Hundred Years’ War. Among other posts, Charles held the governorship of Paris and was the head of the King’s Council. Grandson of John the Fearless and cousin to Charles the Bold, he also bore numerous connections with the Burgundian Court and the Southern Netherlands. This paper aims at re-appreciating the artistic patronage of the wealthy cardinal, in spite of the difficulties raised by the paucity of surviving artworks he commissioned. Charles was indeed an important patron, who founded a splendid funerary chapel in Lyon Cathedral, and had the archiepiscopal palace of Lyon built. The cardinal owned a lot of exceptional manuscripts, sculptures and tapestries. Due to his position, Charles may have influenced tastes of Louis XI for the arts, but also the future king Charles VIII’s (Charles de Bourbon was, along with Joan of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon and Edward of Westminster, godparent of the dauphin in 1470).Particular attention will be paid to his collection of tapestries, which have never received detailed analysis. Charles II de Bourbon’s arms (motto, initials, and his device of a flaming sword) appear on only three pieces today: “The Adoration of the Magi”, “The Three Coronations” (both preserved in Sens cathedral), and a scene from the “Story of Hercules” (Mobilier National, Paris). Woven with extremely high quality, probably in the Southern Netherlands, the cardinal’s tapestries are undoubtedly among the finest and most expensive pieces of the 15th century.
Research center :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège
Disciplines :
Art & art history
Author, co-author :
Laruelle, Anne-Sophie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Histoire de l'art et archéologie des temps modernes
Language :
English
Title :
The Artistic Patronage of Cardinal Charles II de Bourbon (1433-1488)
Publication date :
14 September 2017
Event name :
Kings & Queens 6: At the Shadow of the Throne
Event organizer :
Royal Studies Network; Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; University of Winchester
Event place :
Madrid, Spain
Event date :
du 12 septembre 2017 au 15 septembre 2017
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
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