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Special Event
Gallery Talk: The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy
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Mourner no. 51 view 2
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Friday Apr 2, 2010 (10–11am)
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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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This exhibition includes 38 alabaster statuettes of mourners, carved between 1443 and 1456, which decorated the extravagant and innovative tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria. This talk will be given by Charles T. Little, curator of medieval art at the Met. Meet at the entrance to Medieval Sculpture Hall on the 1st floor at 11 a.m.
Image: Jean de La Huerta and Antoine le Moiturier. Mourner no. 51, mourner with cowl pulled down, holding a book in his right hand and with his left hand wiping his tears on his cloak, 1443–56. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Photo © FRAME (French Regional and American Museum Exchange) by Jared Bendis and François JAY
