Master of Wavrin

His name is derived from that of Jean de Wavrin, counselor to Philip III of Burgundy, for whom he seems to have worked.

His illustrations, on paper or card, are colored with watercolor, and are held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France as well as in collections in Lille, Brussels, and Ghent.

Unlike most of the illuminators of the time, who painted on parchment, the Master of Wavrin uses, with one exception, only paper and watercolor.

Most of the works of the Master of Wavrin are illustrations of chivalric romances, comprising dozens of illuminations.

They are often compared with those of the Maître du Champion des dames, another painter of Lille.

An illustration of the Roman de Gèrart de Nevers by the Wavrin Master.
Gerard de Nevers , illustrated by the Wavrin Master
Euriant undresses while his Gondrous maid pierces the wall with a hand drill, illustrated by the Wavrin Master