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When was Matthew Paris an artist?
After admission as a monk to St. Albans in 1217, he inherited the mantle of Roger of Wendover, the abbey's official recorder of events, in 1236.
What did Matthew Paris paint as St. Albans' official recorder of events?
Matthew Paris wrote a number of works, mostly historical, which he scribed and illuminated himself, typically in drawings partly coloured with watercolour washes, sometimes called tinted drawings.
Was Matthew Paris a popular artist?
Was Matthew Paris a painter?
Matthew Paris was a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, and artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer.
What did Matthew Paris draw?
Matthew Paris wrote a number of works, mostly historical, which he scribed and illuminated himself, typically in drawings partly coloured with watercolour washes, sometimes called tinted drawings.
What are Matthew Paris famous works?
The Chronica Majora is the seminal work of Matthew Paris.
Did Matthew Paris do any other color works besides The Chronica Majora?
In his Historia Anglorum, Matthew Paris displays a highly negative view of Frederick, going as far as to describe him as a tyrant who committed disgraceful crimes.

Question: Did he follow any artistic movements?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Matthew Paris follow any artistic movements?