Peintre à la cour du duc René II en 1506 et actif à Strasbourg jusqu’à la fin de la deuxième décennie du XVIe siècle, Hans Wechtlin n’a plus fait l’objet d’une monographie depuis 1907. Il s'agit de combler cette lacune dans la perspective d’une connaissance renouvelée de la production artistique en Lorraine et dans l’aire germanique méridionale, ainsi que des comportements en matière de commandes de peintures, de vitraux et de gravures sur bois à la veille de la Réforme. En partant d’une nouvelle forme de contextualisation artistique, l’étude entend donc questionner l’itinéraire de ce peintre, connu uniquement à travers son œuvre gravé, afin de mettre en lumière les relations qu’il a pu entretenir avec d’autres artistes et imprimeurs. Au terme de ce parcours, l’établissement d’un catalogue raisonné de ses œuvres permet de mieux cerner l’étendue et l’impact des productions de ce représentant de l’art graphique rhénan. / A court painter to Duke of Lorraine René II in 1506 and an artist active in Strasbourg until the end of the second decade of the 16th century, Hans Wechtlin has yet not been the subject of any monograph since 1907. The present work therefore aims at filling the gap by renewing the knowledge of artistic production in Lorraine and in the southern Germanic area, as well as customs regarding commissioned paintings, stained-glass windows andwoodcuts on the eve of Reformation.Based on a new form of artistic contextualization, this study questions the itinerary of a painter of whom everything but his legacy remains unknown until this day, in order to bring his relationships to other artists and printers into light. Finally, a comprehensive, annotated listing of his complete works reveals the extend and impact of the productions of a major figure of Rhenish graphic arts.

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The dissertation focuses on the decoration of 16th century choral manuscripts. The first part is devoted to the person of Jan Táborský of Klokotská Hora (1499-1572) who was a scribe and an owner of a scribe manufactory, and to the most significant illuminators of the the 16th century who contributed to the decoration of songbooks in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Attention is given not only to the illuminators to whom Jan Táborský of Klokotská Hora assigned the work and whose contribution can be inferred from the documents or stylistic analysis of their illuminations, but also to their contemporaries. Besides the frequently mentioned Fabián Puléř, we can assume that Jan Taborský also collaborated with Matouš Ornys of Lindperk, Matyáš Hutský of Křivoklát, Ambrož Ledecký and, presumably, others. In this context, one part of the thesis is focused on engravings by Martin Schongauer, Albrecht Dürer, Bernard Salomon and on the domestic prints by George Melantrich the Elder, as these engravings, mostly woodcuts, served as patterns and inspiration for almost every Bohemian illuminator. Themes found in this type of manuscript are mostly based on Biblical stories, corresponding to the feasts of the liturgical year. In addition to these themes, the graduals contain many miniatures associated with various...