Nicolas Froment

He was influenced by the Flemish style that characterizes the last phase of the Gothic. He undertook to paint an altarpiece 12 February 1470 in Aix for a rich widow called Catherine Spifami; in the center of the panel is a depicting the Death of Mary, and on the side panels, the Saints Mary Magdalene and Catherine are shown. He was attributed a number of works from this timetime, but none of these attributions can be considered reliable. One of the most interesting work of this group is the Retable des Pérussis or The Pérussis Altarpiece, depicts the adoration of the empty cross on Golgatha, and is located at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Avignon. Work by Nicolas Froment is recorded in the collections of Uffizi Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Godwin-Ternbach Museum.

• Born — c. 1435 • Birthplace — Uzès, Languedoc, Kingdom of France • Died — c. 1486 • Place of death — Avignon, France • Illustration — Triptych of the Burning Bush, by Nicolas Froment, in Aix Cathedral

• The Resurrection of Lazarus, triptych, (1461), Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi. • The Matheron Diptych, (v.1475), oil on canvas, 17 x 26 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre. • Le Buisson ardent, triptych, (1475-1476), tempera on wood, 410 x 305 cm, Aix-en-Provence, cathédrale Saint-Sauveur. • The Legend of Saint Mitre, (about 1470), oil on wood, Aix-en-Provence, cathédrale Saint-Sauveur. • Illustration — Christ and Saint Martha Left panel of The Resurrection of Lazarus • Illustration — Central panel of the triptych The Resurrection of Lazarus • Illustration — Lateral panels of the triptych The Burning Bush • Illustration — The Matheron diptych • Illustration — Circle of Nicolas Froment, The Pérussis Altarpiece, The Metropolitan Museum of Art