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Sculpture
Mourner's Niche from the Tomb of Philip the Bold
Tomb Niche
Jean de Marville, (active 1366 - 1389)
Marville, Jean de
Netherlands
1366 - 1389
Male
Primary
Sluter, Claus
Netherlands
ca. 1360 - before 1406
Male
co-creator
28 9/16 x 13 1/16 x 9 in. (72.5 x 33.2 x 22.9 cm)
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Marble
Marble
ca. 1384 - 1390
1384
1390
1400-1600, Renaissance & Baroque, sculpture, tomb niches
Sculpture
This sculpture was originally part of the tomb of Philip the Bold, who was the ruler of the Netherlands and regent of France until his death in 1404. Forty mourning figures, called pleurants, form a procession around the base of the tomb. Each is placed in an arcade characterized by gothic architectural forms. The gisants, or funerary statues, of the Duke and his wife rest on top of the tomb.
The tomb of Philip the Bold, originally in the Carthusian monastery of Champmol at Dijon, France, was destroyed in the French Revolution. Many of the surviving fragments, including the top of this arcade, were salvaged and then sold to collectors. The tomb was extensively restored from 1818 to 1823 and now stands in the Museum of Fine Arts in Dijon.
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
verso, tape labelverso, paper labelunderside of top, Paper label. Letters in brackets are illegible on label
1949.51
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/19/2001
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digital image
3/28/2011
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Sculpture
St. Crispin
French artist, (active )
French artist
France
Primary
33 1/16 x 11 7/16 x 9 3/8 in. (84 x 29 x 23.8 cm)
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Wood
Wood
late 15th Century
1467
1499
Renaissance & Baroque, sculpture, St. Crispin
Sculpture
backback
1949.8
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Memorial Art Gallery
1/25/2001
49.8SL1
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3/9/2010
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digital image
Side
3/9/2010
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Sculpture
St. James
French artist, (active )
French artist
France
Primary
34 3/8 x 16 x 11 in. (87.3 x 40.6 x 27.9 cm)
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Limestone
Limestone
French; made in Auxerre, Burgundy?
late 15th Century
1467
1499
1400-1600, Renaissance & Baroque, sculpture, St. James
Sculpture
In the Middle Ages, faithful Christians made pilgrimages to sacred sites in Europe and the Holy Land. One of the most important was to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, dedicated to the Apostle Saint James the Greater. Numerous altars dedicated to Saint James were located in churches along the route, allowing the travelers to pray daily for a successful journey. This statue was originally placed in a niche above such an altar.
Here, Saint James is dressed as a pilgrim, wearing a broad-brimmed, black hat with the image of a scallop shell, a traditional Christian symbol of pilgrimage. He holds the customary staff that supported the pilgrim, giving him strength to overcome the forces of evil and arrive safely at the cathedral. The figure carries a scrip, or alms sack, that is also decorated with the scallop shell. The scrip symbolizes that the pilgrim, trusting in the Lord, carried very little money.
The sculpture retains much of its original coloring; slight traces of gilding can be seen on the edge of the saint’s cloak and the knobs of his staff.
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
front of base, S in red; other letters in black
1994.49
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Memorial Art Gallery
1/29/2001
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