Lieven van Lathem

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Lieven van Lathem (1430–1493), was an Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator.

Biography

File:'The Author Hears the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies' by Lieven van Lathem and David Aubert, after 1464.jpg
The Author Hears the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies, by calligrapher David Aubert; the painting is by Lathem

He was born in Ghent.[1] Though he is known for oil paintings as well as manuscripts, no paintings are currently attributed to him.[1] His son Jacob van Lathem became a painter and his son Lieven the Younger became a goldsmith.[1] He died in Antwerp.

References

Paintings by Lieven van Lathem at the Art UK site

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