Jugie, Sophie.

The mourners : tomb sculptures from the court of Burgundy / Sophie Jugie. - Dallas [Tex.] : Dijon [France] : New Haven [Conn.] : FRAME/French/Regional/American Museum Exchange ; MuseĢe des Beaux-Arts ; in association with Yale University Press, c2010. - 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

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.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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

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015463201 Uk


John, Duke of Burgundy, 1371-1419 --Tomb.
Philip, Duke of Burgundy, 1342-1404 --Tomb.


Sepulchral monuments--France--Burgundy.
Alabaster sculpture--France--Burgundy.
Weepers (Mourners) in art.

NB1865 / .J84 2010

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