id: 119143
accession number: 1940.129
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Mourner from the Tomb of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, 1443–45. Jean de la Huerta (Spanish, active Burgundy, 1431–62). Salins alabaster; overall: 41 x 20.3 x 12.4 cm (16 1/8 x 8 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1940.129
title: Mourner from the Tomb of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria
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creation date: 1443–45
creation date earliest: 1443
creation date latest: 1445
current location: 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Spanish, Burgundy, Dijon, 15th century
technique: salins alabaster
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* Jean de la Huerta (Spanish, active Burgundy, 1431–62) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 41 x 20.3 x 12.4 cm (16 1/8 x 8 x 4 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00
The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
title: Treasures of Medieval France
opening date: 1966-11-16T05:00:00
Treasures of Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).
title: The Scholar in Art
opening date: 1968-04-19T04:00:00
The Scholar in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 19-28, 1968).
title: Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419)
opening date: 2004-05-27T00:00:00
Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419). Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, Dijon, France (May 27-September 15, 2004); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2004-January 9, 2005).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy
opening date: 2010-03-01T00:00:00
The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (March 1-May 23, 2010); Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (June 20-September 12, 2010); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (organizer) (October 3, 2010-January 2, 2011); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (January 23-April 17, 2011).
title: Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster
opening date: 2023-03-26T04:00:00
Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-July 23, 2023).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Les Pleurant dans la Sculpture du Moyen Age en Europe, Musée de Dijon, Palais des États de Bourgoge, France (July 3-September 12, 1971).', 'opening_date': '1971-07-03T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Deux Pleurants de Jaume Cascalle Provenant des Sepultures Royales de Poblet, Musées de France, Paris (May, 1949).', 'opening_date': '1949-05-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
M. M. Hocquart, Dijon, France
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Vicomte Edouard de Broissia & son, Georges (d. 1875), Dijon, France
date: 1825-1875
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(M. Legay, Nancy, sold to Charles Stein)
date: 1876
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(Charles Stein, Paris, France)
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Baron Arthur de Schickler, Paris, France
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Count de Pourtales, Paris, France
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(Duveen Bros., Paris, France)
date: 1919
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Clarence Mackay (d. 1939), New York, NY
date: by 1922-1939
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(Jacques Seligmann, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1940
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1940-
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RELATED WORKS
id: 135539
Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364–1404), 1404–10. Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439). Vizille alabaster; overall: 41.1 x 17.6 x 11 cm (16 3/16 x 6 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1958.67
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id: 135538
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
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id: 119132
Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364–1404), 1404–1410. Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439). Vizille alabaster; overall: 41.7 x 16.6 x 11.7 cm (16 7/16 x 6 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1940.128
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CITATIONS
Musée des beaux-arts, Dijon
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Michault, Jean-Bernard. Explication des desseins des tombeaux des ducs de Bourgogne qui sont à la Chartreuse de Dijon: présentez à S.A.S. Mgr le Duc, le 1. mai 1736, par le Sr J.P. Gilquin. Nuys: Impr. de A. Migneret, 1736.
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Drouot, Henri. Le nombre des "pleurants" aux tombeaux des Dues de Bourgogne. Paris: H. Champion, 1911.
page number: t. LXI, LIV, 135-141
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Drouot, Henri "De quelques dessins du XVIIIe siècle représentant les tombeaux des ducs de Bourgogne,"Revue de l'Art Chrétien, t. 64 LVII année (1914).
page number: pp. 113-118
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Drouot, Henri "L'atelier de Dijon et l'exécution du tombeau de Philippe le Hardi," Revue Belge d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art II (January 1932).
page number: pp. 11-50
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Troescher, Georg. Claus Sluter und die burgundische Plastik um die Wende des XIV. Jahrhunderts. Freiburg im Breisgau: Urban, 1932.
page number: p. 137
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Andrieu, E. "Les tombeaux des ducs de Bourgogne au Musée de Dijon," Bulletin Monumental, XC (1933).
page number: pp. 171-193
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Andrieu, E. "La personnalité des pleurants du tombeau de Philippe le Hardi," Revue Belge d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, V (July-September 1935).
page number: pp. 221-230
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page number: pp. 127-173, afb. 19, 22, 43, 47
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page number: p.193, pl. XXXVII, fig 2
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Troescher, Georg. Die burgundische Plastik des ausgehenden Mittelalters und ihre Wirkungen auf die europäische Kunst. Frankfurt am Main: Prestel-Verlag, 1940.
page number: pl. LIX
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Milliken, William M. "Two Pleurants from the Tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 27, no. 8 (1940).
page number: pp. 119-21
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Beaulieu, Michèle. 1949. "Deux pleurants de Jaume Cascalls provenant des sépultures royales de Poblet: Musée du Louvre". Musées De France. 96-98.
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page number: p. 35A, no. 18
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David, Henri. Claus Sluter. Paris: P. Tisné, 1951.
page number: pl. 48
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 181
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 74
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