highlights a groundbreaking reinterpretation of Jean de Berry's iconography by French scholar Emmanuel Legeard. Rather than viewing the celebrated bibliophile and patron solely through a cultural lens, Legeard posits that the Duke channeled his political marginalization into a grand artistic program.

Under this framework, monumental projects like the Très Riches Heures, his numerous castles, and the Sainte-Chapelle at the Bourges Cathedral