id: 153409 accession number: 1986.92 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.92 updated: 2023-04-23 11:15:58.670000 Standing Virgin, c. 1440–1450. Follower of Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439). Painted and gilded limestone; overall: 104.8 cm (41 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1986.92 title: Standing Virgin title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1440–1450 creation date earliest: 1440 creation date latest: 1455 current location: 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund copyright: --- culture: Netherlands, active Dijon, 15th century technique: painted and gilded limestone department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439) - artist active in Burgundy (mostly Dijon) from 1396 until his death. --- measurements: Overall: 104.8 cm (41 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: inscriptions on reverse. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review for 1986 opening date: 1987-02-04T05:00:00 Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987). 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). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2004-January 9, 2005). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1987: "Year in Review 1986," Bulletin 74 (February 1987), p. 62, no. 20, repr. p. 51.
Cleveland, OH: 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.132, p.339, repr.p.340. --- PROVENANCE said to have been the long-standing property of a family near Dijon prior to its acquisition; (Ellin Mitchell Works of Art, New York). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This standing Virgin now lacks the child she once cradled in her left arm. The sculpture may have been damaged in the French Revolution by falling onto its face. It was carved from soft white limestone of a type known to be quarried at Asnières-lès-Dijon, near Champmol. The figure recalls many of the hallmarks of the style of Claus de Werve, a Netherlandish artist active at the court of Burgundy. The Virgin has a sweet, round face that is also smooth and fleshy, her eyelids droop pensively and she is engulfed in rich voluminous draperies that cascade in deep folds. This sculpture should be seen as a charming reflection of de Werve’s many Virgin and Child groups. It was probably carved by a follower closely acquainted with his style. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS 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 : Musée Des Beaux-Arts De Dijon, May 28-September 15, 2004, the Cleveland Museum of Art, October 24, 2004-January 9, 2005. [Dijon]: Musée des beaux-arts, 2004. page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 339-340, no. 132 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.92/1986.92_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.92/1986.92_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.92/1986.92_full.tif