Nicolas Froment facts for kids

The Triptych of the Burning Bush, painted by Nicolas Froment, can be seen in Aix Cathedral.

Nicolas Froment was an important French painter from the time of the Early Renaissance. He was born around 1435 in Uzès, France, and passed away around 1486 in Avignon.

Froment was a key artist in a group known as the Second School of Avignon. This was a collection of talented artists who worked for the Popes when they lived in Avignon between 1309 and 1411. His paintings show influences from the Flemish style, which was popular at the end of the Gothic period.

One of his known projects was an altarpiece he started painting in 1470 for a wealthy widow named Catherine Spifami. This artwork showed the Death of Mary in the middle. On the sides, it featured Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria.

Another interesting work linked to this group of artists is the Retable des Pérussis, also called The Pérussis Altarpiece. This painting shows the worship of the empty cross on Golgotha. You can see it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Famous Artworks

Nicolas Froment created several important paintings. Here are some of his well-known pieces:

• The Resurrection of Lazarus (1461): This is a triptych, which means it's a painting made of three panels. You can find it in Florence, at the Galleria degli Uffizi.
• The Matheron Diptych (around 1475): This is a diptych, a painting with two panels. It's an oil painting on canvas and is kept in Paris, at the Musée du Louvre.
• The Burning Bush (1475-1476): Another triptych, this large painting was made using tempera on wood. It is located in Aix-en-Provence, at the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral.
• The Legend of Saint Mitre (about 1470): This oil painting on wood also resides in Aix-en-Provence, at the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral.

• Selected works
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  Christ and Saint Martha
  (Left panel of The Resurrection of Lazarus)

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  Central panel of the triptych The Resurrection of Lazarus

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  Side panels of the triptych The Burning Bush

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  The Matheron diptych

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  The Pérussis Altarpiece, by the Circle of Nicolas Froment, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See also

In Spanish: Nicolas Froment para niños

• Early Renaissance painting