(c. 1430-1490)
Artist from the Provence region of France, born in Uzès and active in Avignon, where he died. Froment's earliest known work is the Raising of Lazarus (1461; Florence, Uffizi), thought to have been painted for the Convento del Bosco near Florence. It is not clear whether Froment visited Italy or if the painting was rendered in France and then shipped. The work shows a massive overcrowding of figures pushed close to the foreground and sharp, angular lines in the manner of Robert Campin. Froment's Altarpiece of the Burning Bush (1476; Aix-en-Provence, Cathedral of St.-Sauveur) is his best-known work. Painted for René D'Anjou who is included in the left panel, it presents the theme from the life of Moses that prefigures the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin and the Nativity of Christ.
Historical dictionary of Renaissance art. Lilian H. Zirpolo. 2008.