Henri Bellechose (fl. 1415; died before 28 January 1445)

• Was a painter from the South Netherlands.
• Bellechose was an artist who came from the South Netherlands to Dijon to work for the Dukes of Burgundy.
• There he was appointed court painter to John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. 
• Almost all of Bellechose's documented work was commissions from the Dukes of Burgundy.
• His famous Martyrdom of Saint Denis in the Louvre.
• In April 1420, when John the Fearless died, Bellechose was retained by his successor, Philip the Good.
• The works recorded in the accounts of the Duke were mostly decorative, including commissions such as coats of arms for funerals.
• Bellechose had a large studio which at its peak consisted of eight assistants and two apprentices.

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