id:			147941
accession number:	1974.4.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.4.2
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:02.897000

Architectural Canopy, c. 1450–1475. France, Burgundy, 15th century. Limestone from Tonnerre; overall: 50.5 x 21.8 x 10.7 cm (19 7/8 x 8 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1974.4.2

title:				Architectural Canopy
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creation date:			c. 1450–1475
creation date earliest:		1445
creation date latest:		1480
current location:		109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, Burgundy, 15th century
technique:	limestone from Tonnerre
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 50.5 x 21.8 x 10.7 cm (19 7/8 x 8 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Carlo Michelli, Paris; M. le D. L. de St.-Germain, Paris; (Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28 May 1902, lot 88); (Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris).
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wall description:
Part of a pair of canopies, both must have originally belonged to an architectural ensemble like a tomb or a choir screen set within a church.  Strikingly carved as architecture in miniature, they contain all of the elements of Flamboyant Gothic architecture of the late 15th century, so named after its flame-like stone tracery with wavy ornaments.  This style of architecture is characterized by its intricacy of detailing and virtuosity of workmanship.  Small sculptures may have originally occupied the space beneath the canopies.
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