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Jean de Marville [Hennequin, Hannequin de Marvile; Jan van Mergem; Jehan de Marville; Jehan de Mervile]
( fl 1366–89). South Netherlandish sculptor, active in Burgundy. Although few works remain that can be securely attributed to him, his style is similar to that used in the keystone bosses at the Tour de Bar, Dijon, the chimney capitals of Germolles or the donor consoles on the portal of the Charterhouse, Dijon; he is recorded as working in ivory, wood and stone. In 1366 Jean de Marville was working in the collegiate church of St Pierre in Lille, while in 1369 at Rouen, with Jean de Liège (ii), he was paid for ceretaines ymaiges et maconneries in Charles V’s Chapel in Rouen Cathedral. In 1371 he was again in Lille. In 1372 Marville was in the household of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, as the first court sculptor, ymagier et varlet de chambre, a position he held until his death. From 1372 until the construction of the Charterhouse of Champmol, Marville was involved in various sculptural and decorative projects for Philip’s many residences. He employed over 20 Netherlandish assistants, including CLAUS SLUTER. With Drouet de Dammartin as architect, Jean de Marville and the master mason Jacques de Neuilly ( fl c. 1367–97) were involved in designing and building the Charterhouse, for which Marville probably planned the sculptural portal, although it was later changed by Sluter. In 1381 the ducal accounts mention a commission fee for a tomb for Philip the Bold, which was to be carved of alabaster (Dijon, Mus. B.-A.). Marville was probably responsible for the innovative overall design as well as carving the arcade. After his death, the tomb was finished by his successors as ymagier, Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve.
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