Lysbette Borluut

E817728

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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Statements (39)

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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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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