id: 135538
accession number: 1958.66
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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
title: Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404)
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creation date: 1404-10
creation date earliest: 1404
creation date latest: 1410
current location: 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
creditline: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
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culture: Netherlands, active Dijon, 15th century
technique: vizille alabaster
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380-1439) - artist
active in Burgundy (mostly Dijon) from 1396 until his death.
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measurements: Overall: 41 x 12.7 x 15 cm (16 1/8 x 5 x 5 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Gothic Art 1360-1440
opening date: 1963-08-06T04:00:00
Gothic Art 1360-1440. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 6-September 15, 1963).
title: Treasures of Medieval France
opening date: 1966-11-16T05:00:00
Treasures of Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).
title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00
Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
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 (May 27-September 15, 2004); The Cleveland Museum of Art (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 (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Center for the Visual Arts (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 (organizer) (March 1-May 23, 2010).
title: Johan Maelwael from Guelders
opening date: 2017-10-06T04:00:00
Johan Maelwael from Guelders. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (organizer) (October 6, 2017-January 7, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Musées de France, "Deux Pleurants de Jaume Cascalle Provenant des Sepultures Royales de Poblet" May, 1949, no. Iv.
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PROVENANCE
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Throughout most of their history these alabaster mourners have evoked a sense of awe and mystery as well as curiosity and admiration. They were originally arranged in processional order around the sides of the ducal tomb within a marble arcade in the Chartreuse de Champmol. The realistically carved mourners remain the most famous elements from Philip the Bold’s tomb. Carved by Claus de Werve, no two are alike. They retain minute details of costume and features, and the faces of some are nearly portrait-like in their depiction of facial creases and expression, suggesting actual individuals, while the faces of others are partly obscured by their cowls.
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RELATED WORKS
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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
relationship: related series
id: 135539
Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404), 1404-1410. Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380-1439). Vizille alabaster; overall: 41.1 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
relationship: related series
id: 119143
Mourner from the Tomb of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, 1443-45. Jean de la Huerta (Spanish). 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
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CITATIONS
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. 64
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n88
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 64
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n88
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 72
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n92
Alsop, Joseph. The Rare Art Traditions: The History of Art Collecting and Its Linked Phenomena Wherever These Have Appeared. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 4
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Fliegel, Stephen N., Sophie Jugie, and Virginie Barthélémy. Art from the Court of Burgundy: The Patronage of Philip the Bold and John the Fearless 1364-1419. Dijon, France: Musée des beaux-arts, 2004.
page number: Cat. No.83; Reproduced p.233.no.35.
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Klein, Holger A. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007
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Kemperdick, Stephan, and Friso Lammertse. The Road to Van Eyck. Rotterdam: Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, 2012.
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page number: Cat. No. 24B; pp. 164-165
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Mikolic, Amanda. Fashionable Mourners: Bronze Statuettes from the Rijksmuseum. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017.
page number: Reproduced: p. 1, fig. 1
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Freundeskreis des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums. Hommage: Renate Eikelmann. München: Sieveking Verlag, 2018.
page number: Reproduced: p. 60
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