The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
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Mourner no. 78
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Mar 2, 2010 – May 23, 2010
Daily
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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The renovation of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon provides an opportunity for the unprecedented loan of the alabaster mourner figures from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria, for the exhibition The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy, on view at the Met through May 23. Each of the 38 statuettes were carved by Jean de La Huerta and Antoine Le Moiturier between 1443 and 1456 for the ducal tomb originally in the church of Champmol. The tomb is celebrated as among the most sumptuous and innovative of the late Middle Ages. This installation is supplemented by related works from the Met’s collection.
Image: Jean de La Huerta and Antoine le Moiturier. Mourner no. 78, mourner with cowl pulled down, right hand raised, left hand holding a book in a flap of his cloak, 1443-56. © FRAME (French Regional and American Museum Exchange) by Jared Bendis and François JAY
