MINIATURIST, French
(active around 1550)

Statutes of the Order of Saint-Michel

c. 1550
Manuscript
Bibliothèque Municipale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

This miniature is from the manuscript of the statutes of the Order of Saint-Michel. The manuscript belonged to Cardinal Charles de Lorraine, named chancellor of Saint-Michel in 1547. The miniature depicts Henri II surrounded by the great lords and prelates of his entourage.