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accession number: 1966.113
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Kneeling Carthusian Monk, c. 1380-1400. France, Burgundy, Dijon, 14th century. Marble; overall: 24.2 x 14.7 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1966.113
title: Kneeling Carthusian Monk
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creation date: c. 1380-1400
creation date earliest: 1375
creation date latest: 1405
current location: 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: France, Burgundy, Dijon, 14th century
technique: marble
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 24.2 x 14.7 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Treasures of Medieval France
opening date: 1966-11-16T05:00:00
Treasures of Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).
title: Le Siecle de Charles V (The Century of Charles V)
opening date: 1981-10-10T04:00:00
Le Siecle de Charles V (The Century of Charles V). Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais, Paris cedex 12, France (October 10, 1981-February 1, 1982).
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 Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Jan Vos
opening date: 2018-09-18T04:00:00
The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Jan Vos. Frick Collection, New York, NY (organizer) (September 18, 2018-January 13, 2019).
title: Turn of Eras: Hildesheim as a European Center around 1400
opening date: 2019-09-26T04:00:00
Turn of Eras: Hildesheim as a European Center around 1400. Dom-Museum Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany (organizer) (September 26, 2019-February 2, 2020).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1962: "The International Style" cat. no. 92, repr.
CMA: "Golden Anniversary Acquisitions" The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, LIII (September, 1966), p. 278, cat. no. 53, repr. p. 194.
CMA "Treasures from Medieval France" 1967, p. 234-5, 374, cat. no. 6, repr. p. 235.
Paris, Reunion des Musées Nationaux, Grand Palais, Louvre, "Le siecle de Charles V at Grand Palais, Paris" October 5, 1981-January, 1982, cat. no. 92A, 92B, repr. p. 142.
Dijon, Musée des Beaux-Arts of Dijon (May 28-September 15, 2004); The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 24, 2004-January 9, 2005) "Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419)" exh.cat.no. 96, p. 256, repr.p.257
Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
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PROVENANCE
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These are the only known surviving sculpted examples of kneeling Carthusian monks. These two figures would have formed part of a private devotional group, probably in a monk’s cell, with a sculpture of the crucified Christ or the Virgin positioned between them. They wear the recognizable white scapular, a hooded garment with front and back panels tied together with a tab.
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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. 61
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n85
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. 61
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n85
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. 70
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n90
Capron, Emma. "Paintings, Prayers, and Salvation: The Jan Vos Virgins in Context." In The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Jan Vos. Emma Capron, Maryan W. Ainsworth, Till Borchert, pp. 13-69. New York;London: The Frick Collection; D Giles Limited, 2018.
page number: Mentioned: p. 33-34, p. 135, cat. #7; Reproduced: p. 35, fig. 18
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