Simon Marmion
(1425–1490) French illuminator, panel painter (c.1425-1490)
Simon Marmion (France, 1425–1490) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Simon Marmion belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Simon Marmion was born in Amiens and died in Valenciennes. Simon Marmion worked in Amiens, Valenciennes, and Tournai. Wikidata associates Simon Marmion with Early Netherlandish painting.
One of the best-known works is ‘Getty Tondal’. The catalogue has 11 works by Simon Marmion with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1480. Works by Simon Marmion are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, and Gemäldegalerie.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Enguerrand Quarton, Galasso Galassi, Vrancke van der Stockt, Petrus Christus, and Jean Fouquet.