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Jean de Brecquessent
( fl 1299–1331). French sculptor. His name suggests that he came from Brexent, near Etaples (Pas-de-Calais). In 1299 he received payment for six angels and six wooden columns, presumably an altar enclosure for the chapel of the château (destr.) of Mahaut, Countess of Artois at Hesdin. In 1313–14 he was in Paris, again employed to complete architectural elements for the tomb of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy (mostly destr.), her late husband (reg 1279–1303). Like other sculptors working in Paris at this time, he also found work outside the capital, in effect bringing the style of the French royal court to more remote corners of the realm. Between 1331 and 1342 Aimone, Count of Savoy (reg 1329–43), erected a burial chapel in the Cistercian abbey of Hautecombe (Savoie). In addition to the Count’s tomb, sculptural decoration consisting of a set of the 12 Apostles and an altarpiece with scenes from the Infancy of Christ have been attributed to Jean de Brecquessent’s workshop. The chapel was severely damaged during the Revolution and subject to radical restoration in the 19th century. Remains of the sculpture are currently located in the parish church of Saint-Girod (Savoie), at the Musée Savoisien, Chambéry, and at Hautecombe Abbey.
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