Jean Rolin (cardinal)

Detail of a Nativity painting by Jean Hey with donor portrait of Cardinal Rolin and his dog.

Jean (Jehan) Rolin (1408–1483) was a French bishop and Cardinal.

His father, Nicolas Rolin, was ducal Chancellor of Burgundy, and lord of Authumes. Jean became a Cardinal in 1448, created by Pope Nicholas V, as part of diplomatic engagement between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Papacy, tending against France.[1]

He was bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 1431, and bishop of Autun in 1436. He was a patron of the arts, supporting the work of an anonymous illustrator known as the Master of Jean Rolin.[2]

  1. ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good (2002 edition), p. 215.
  2. ^ "Master of Jean Rolin ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2016-02-09., "Master of Jean Rolin II (Getty Museum)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-09.