The Donor's Image: Gerard Loyet and the Votive Portraits of Charles the Bold (Burgundica)

The references to Charles the Bold's work, which are largely drawn from the accounts of the chambres des comptes at Lille and Brussels, amply illustrate the aesthetic preferences of the Burgundian nobility. All the relevant documents, most of which have not been published before, appear in appendix I. The second part of the book reviews the votive portraits of Charles the Bold. In the second chapter of part II, the focus is on the statuette's iconography, which is unique for a votive gift. Charles's motives are further investigated in the final chapter of part II, which discusses the votive portraits that he donated to other shrines. In the third and final part, the attention shifts to votive gifts, and more specifically to the genre of votive portraits.H Van der Velden is the author of 'The Donor's Image: Gerard Loyet and the Votive Portraits of Charles the Bold (Burgundica)', published 2000 under ISBN 9782503507224 and ISBN 2503507220.