Arts thumb|upright|Side panels of the Burning Bush triptych, showing René and his second wife, Jeanne de Laval. thumb|left|Miniature by or after Barthélemy d'Eyck from Le Livre du cœur d'Amour épris depicting Love giving Desire to the heart of the ailing king The King of Sicily's fame as an amateur painter formerly led to the optimistic attribution to him of many paintings in Anjou and Provence, in many cases simply because they bore his arms. These works are generally in the Early Netherlandish style, and were probably executed under his patronage and direction, so that he may be said to have formed a school of the fine arts in sculpture, painting, goldsmith's work and tapestry. He employed Barthélemy d'Eyck as both painter and varlet de chambre for most of his career.
Arts thumb|upright|Side panels of the Burning Bush triptych showing René and his second wife Jeanne de Laval thumb|left|Miniature by or after Barthélemy d'Eyck from Le Livre du cœur d'Amour épris depicting Love giving Desire to the heart of the ailing king The King of Sicily's fame as an amateur painter formerly led to the optimistic attribution to him of many paintings in Anjou and Provence in many cases simply because they bore his arms These works are generally in the Early Netherlandish style and were probably executed under his patronage and direction so that he may be said to have formed a school of the fine arts in sculpture painting goldsmith's work and tapestry He employed Barthélemy d'Eyck as both painter and varlet de chambre for most of his career