Jean Miélot
Author, translator, scribe and priest, secretary to Philip the Good of Burgundy, and the subject of one of the best-known portraits of a medieval scribe at work.
PersonSources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 2 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Identity and death in 1472; Getty describes him as French.
- Getty Museum — Jean Miélot
Identity and death in 1472; Getty describes him as French.
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What this check doesn’t establish
- Exact court-secretary tenure and manuscript chronology have been removed pending primary manuscript evidence.
- Modern Belgian nationality was incorrect and has been removed.
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Confidence applies to the scope above, not every claim made by the underlying source. How confidence works
Jean Miélot was a writer, translator and court secretary associated with the Burgundian court. The Getty authority record gives his death as 1472 and describes him as French.
The collection identifies him as the subject of the scribe portrait. Exact manuscript dating and attribution are handled with that image, rather than inferred from the person’s identity.
Images
- Jean Miélot in his scriptorium
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