Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404)
1404–10
Claus de Werve
Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439)
Medieval Art
Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404), 1404–10. Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439). Vizille alabaster; overall: 41 x 12.7 x 15 cm (16 1/8 x 5 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1958.66 A plaster cast of this mourner decorates the empty niche in the Tomb of Philip the Bold in Dijon, France.
- Maker/Artist
- Claus de Werve
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- vizille alabaster
- Dimensions
- Overall: 41 x 12.7 x 15 cm (16 1/8 x 5 x 5 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1958.66
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
- Exhibitions
- Gothic Art 1360-1440, Treasures of Medieval France, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum, Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419), Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy, Johan Maelwael from Guelders, <em>Deux Pleurants de Jaume Cascalle Provenant des Sepultures Royales de Poblet,</em> Musées de France, Paris, France (May 1949).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
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