An illuminated manuscript with a detailed illustration of a castle and landscape on the left page, and a calendar with text and decorative initials on the right page.

The Limbourg Brothers

Jean, Paul, and Herman de Limbourg

Netherlandish miniaturists (fl. 1385–1416)

Three brothers who are famous for their paintings in illuminated manuscripts, such as the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry

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The September page in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry shows peasants harvesting grapes, donkeys hauling baskets, and the Château de Saumur in the background
September Calendar Page in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
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