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Master from the Southern Low Countries 1500-1550

Portrait of Charles the Bold. Modernized copy after an original from the period 1467-1477.

Obtained from Ch. L. Cardon, Brussels. Probably part of a series.

 

The inscription reads: Karolus dux Borgomdie, which means Charles, lord of Burgundy. This is the Charles we call the Bold, who reigned in the Low Countries - then a possession of Burgundy - for a time. He was the father of Mary of Burgundy, who married Maximilian I. Charles died in 1477 at the battle of Nancy, against the Swiss. Charles is a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece, as can be seen from the chain he is wearing. The painting has been part of a larger original, as can be seen from the light-coloured band along the upper- and right sides of the painting.

Hayne van Ghizeghem

The Musick’s Monument

Vocal Ensemble

Frustratingly little is known about the life of Hayne van Ghizeghem.  A Franco-Burgundian composer, he first appears in music history as a choir-boy at the Burgundian court in 1457.  This shows that he must have been born after 1440, and most likely in 1445.  He and his family came from the village Ghizeghem, approximately 12 miles from Ghent, located in present-day Belgium.  Hayne studied music under Constans Breuwe by the suggestion of Charles the Bold, the duke of Burgundy from 1467-1477.  Hayne is known to have participated in Charles' campaign against Liege, in a battle called the siege of Beauvais in 1472.  After this event, Hayne no longer was mentioned in historical documents.  For this reason, many scholars have assumed that Hayne may have died in that particular battle, or shortly after then.