Late Medieval Europe · Cleveland Museum of Art · 1958.67
Mourner from the Tomb of Philip the Bold
Claus de Werve, 1404–10
Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. · Public domain
- Artist
- Claus de Werve
- Date
- 1404–10
- Medium
- Vizille alabaster
- Dimensions
- 41.1 × 17.6 × 11 cm
- Era
- Late Medieval Europe
Why it matters
Once part of a procession around a ducal tomb, this small figure turns grief into weight, concealment, and folded cloth. Its lowered presence rewards the close, circulating view that monumental architecture can easily deny.