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Title

The mourners : tomb sculptures from the court of Burgundy / Sophie Jugie.

Author

Jugie, Sophie.

Publication

Dallas [Tex.] : FRAME/French/Regional/American Museum Exchange ; Dijon [France] : Musée des Beaux-Arts ; New Haven [Conn.] : in association with Yale University Press, c2010.

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Additional Authors

• French Regional & American Museums Exchange.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
• Polizzotti, Mark,

Description

128 p. : ill. (some col.); 32 cm.

Summary

"During the late Middle Ages, the Dukes of Burgundy were the wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in northern Europe, controlling an expanse of territory that included all of modern Belgium and much of northern France. The Dukes commissioned sculptors of great renown to decorate and celebrate their magnificent court in Dijon. Working in a studio presided over by Claus Sluter (Netherlandish, c. 1360-1406), these sculptors created monuments for the ducal family that rivaled contemporary Italian works." "This book provides an in-depth study of the twin summits of the achievement of these artists - sculptures from the tombs of Philip the Bold (1342-1404) and his son, John the Fearless (1371-1419). These extraordinary marble and alabaster tombs serve as platforms for the ducal figures, who rest atop fully carved arcades similar to those in a medieval cloister. Within the spaces of the arcades, the artists carved the individual monks in procession. Only a little more than two feet high, each monk is a miniature embodiment of late medieval devotion. Shown in various states of mourning, they move in perpetual procession beneath the marble bodies of their rulers." "Accompanying the first major traveling exhibition of these recently restored sculptures, The Mourners explores the religious and historical context of these evocative works and illuminates their remarkable artistic sophistication and craftsmanship." --Book Jacket.

Alternative Title

Tomb sculptures from the court of Burgundy

Subject

• 1400-1500
• Alabaster sculpture > Burgundy
• Chartreuse de Champmol
• Geschichte 1363-1477
• John, Duke of Burgundy, 1371-1419 > Tomb
• Mourning customs in art
• Philip, Duke of Burgundy, 1342-1404 > Tomb
• Sepulchral monuments > Burgundy
• Weepers (Mourners) in art

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs

Note

• Issued in connection with an exhibition held Mar. 1-May 23, 2010, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and at seven other institutions at later dates.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Dukes of Burgundy (1363/1477): the political and artistic adventure of a noble dynasty in the late Middle Ages -- The Chartreuse de Champmol -- The tombs of Philip the Bold and John the Fearless -- The mourners -- Mourners from the tomb of John the Fearless -- From charterhouse to museum -- The Salle des gardes: Burgundy's locus memoriae -- Conclusion -- Selected readings on the Chartreuse de Champmol, the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy, and the mourners.

ISBN

• 9780300155174 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0300155174 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009033855

OCLC

432315167

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library