Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. Artist: Paul Limbourg # 1156456

Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. Artist: Paul Limbourg

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Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. The monastery at Chartreuse was founded by St Bruno of Cologne in 1084. Detail from Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a book of hours produced for Jean, Duke of Berry by the Limbourg brothers. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of European manuscript illumination.

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Hermann Limbourg, attributed to: {Dutch, Netherlandish}: Artist, manuscript illuminator, miniature painter
Jean Limbourg, attributed to: {Dutch, Netherlandish}: Artist, miniature painter, manuscript illuminator
Paul Limbourg, attributed to: {Dutch, Netherlandish}: Artist, miniature painter and manuscript illuminator