Lysbette Borluut

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Lysbette Borluut was a wealthy 15th-century Ghent patron who, together with her husband Joos Vijd, played a key role in commissioning major religious artworks, most notably the Ghent Altarpiece.

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Lysbette Borluut canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15thCenturyPerson
artPatron
historicalPerson
patronOfReligiousArt
artHistoricalSignificance key patron in Northern Renaissance art
associatedWithFamily Borluut family
Vijd family
commemoration represented as donor in Ghent Altarpiece
coPatronWith Joos Vijd
countryOfCitizenship County of Flanders
culturalContext Late Middle Ages
depictedIn Ghent Altarpiece
familyName Borluut
givenName Lysbette
historicalRole female art patron in Flanders
knownFor patronage of religious art in Ghent
patronage of the Ghent Altarpiece
languageOfEnvironment Middle Dutch
linkedTo St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent
maritalStatus married
name Lysbette Borluut
notableWork Ghent Altarpiece
occupation patron
patronageType artistic
ecclesiastical
patronOf Ghent Altarpiece
religiousArtworks
placeOfActivity Ghent
St John’s Church, Ghent
region Low Countries
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Ghent
roleInCommission co-commissioner
sexOrGender female
socialStatus wealthy
spouse Joos Vijd
spouseRole alderman of Ghent (Joos Vijd)
timePeriod 15th century
typeOfWealth urban elite wealth

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Ghent Altarpiece commissionedBy Lysbette Borluut
Jodocus Vijd spouse Lysbette Borluut
Lysbette Borluut name Lysbette Borluut