Desprez, Josquin

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  1. August 27, 1521
  2. Komponist

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A 1611 woodcut of Josquin des Prez, possibly copied from a now-lost oil painting made during his lifetime.[1] There have been doubts concerning whether this depiction is an accurate likeness,[2] see § Portraits. (Source: Wikimedia)
Hainault and the surrounding area in the time of Josquin[13] (Source: Wikimedia)
René of Anjou, Josquin's first known employer (Source: Wikimedia)
Josquin's presumed signature (JOSQUINJ) on the Sistine Chapel's choir gallery wall (Source: Wikimedia)
Josquin probably served under Louis XII, who had captured the Sforzas, his previous employers. (Source: Wikimedia)
Ercole I d'Este, an important patron of the arts, was Josquin's employer during 1503–1504. (Source: Wikimedia)
Josquin's four-voice motet Domine, ne in furore was written c. 1480.[103] It includes one voice presenting a short motive, which is subsequently imitated by other voices. (Source: Wikimedia)
Manuscript showing the opening Kyrie of the Missa de Beata Virgine, a late work. Rome, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Capp. Sist. 45, ff. 1v-2r. (Source: Wikimedia)
Opening of Josquin's Missa sine nomine (Source: Wikimedia)
The opening passage from Josquin's motet Ave Maria ... Virgo serena, showing imitative counterpoint between the four voices (Source: Wikimedia)
Imaginary Josquin portrait by Housez [fr], 1881[177] (Source: Wikimedia)
Agnus Dei II, from Josquin's Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales, as reprinted in the Dodecachordon of Heinrich Glarean (Source: Wikimedia)

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