Jean de Fiennes
acrylic, ink, marker, rope, fabric and found materials on multiple canvases
The Burghers of Calais tells the story of the siege of Calais in 1347, during the Hundred Years War. Surrounded for a year by English soldiers under King Edward III, six leading citizens of Calais, the Burghers, offered to die if Edward spared the rest of the town's people.
Jean de Fiennes was the youngest of the six burghers, but was also the Captain of Calais. The Chef de Police, as it were, a powerful young man rapidly reduced in circumstance and standing.
150 x 50 cm
1500 x 500 mm
For sale: all 6 pieces: $3600
Individual pieces: $750.