Bedford Master

manuscript illuminator active in Paris, 1405-1435
Person human Q726437
Bedford Master
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Bedford Master

Summary

Bedford Master is a human[1]. He worked as an illuminator[2] and painter[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Bedford Master held citizenship in France[5].
  • Bedford Master worked as an illuminator[2].
  • Bedford Master's professions included painter[3].
  • A notable student of Bedford Master was Meister der Münchner Legenda Aurea[6].
  • A notable student of Bedford Master was Dunois Master[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Bedford Master is Bedford Hours[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Bedford Master is Chateauroux Breviary[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Bedford Master is Heures Lamoignon[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Bedford Master is Sobieski Hours[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Bedford Master is Bréviaire de Salisbury - BNF Lat17294[12].
  • Bedford Master was influenced by Master of Boucicaut[13].
  • Bedford Master was influenced by Jan van Eyck[14].
  • Bedford Master is recorded as male[15].
  • Bedford Master's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Bedford Master's instance of is recorded as notname[17].
  • Bedford Master is associated with the International Gothic movement[18].
  • Bedford Master's Commons category is recorded as Bedford Master[19].
  • Bedford Master's work location is recorded as Paris[20].
  • Bedford Master's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Bedford Master's Commons Creator page is recorded as Bedford Master[22].
  • Bedford Master's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Maître de Bedford'}[23].
  • Bedford Master's start of work period is recorded as 1405[24].
  • Bedford Master's end of work period is recorded as 1435[25].
  • Bedford Master's subject has role is recorded as anonymous master[26].
  • Bedford Master's has works in the collection is recorded as Calouste Gulbenkian Museum[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include illuminator[2] and painter[3]. Notable students include Meister der Münchner Legenda Aurea[6], an illuminator[28], b. 1400[29], of France[30] and Dunois Master[7], an illuminator[31], b. 1450[32], of France[33].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Bedford Hours[8], an illuminated manuscript[34], founded in 1420[35]; Chateauroux Breviary[9], a breviary[36], in France[37], founded in 1410[38]; Heures Lamoignon[10], an illuminated manuscript[39], founded in 1410[40]; Sobieski Hours[11], a book of hours[41], founded in 1430[42]; and Bréviaire de Salisbury - BNF Lat17294[12], an illuminated manuscript[43].

Why It Matters

Bedford Master ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

He has been cited as an influence by Philippe de Mazerolles[46], an illuminator[47], 1500–1479[48], of France[49].

FAQs

What did Bedford Master do for work?

Bedford Master worked as illuminator[2] and painter[3].

Who did Bedford Master influence?

Bedford Master has been cited as an influence by Philippe de Mazerolles[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student Meister der Münchner Legenda Aurea, Dunois Master
    Languages spoken, written or signed French
    Subject has role anonymous master
    Has works in the collection Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Austrian National Library, J. Paul Getty Museum +3
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