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No sorrow like unto my sorrow: Philip the Bold, the Great Cross at Champmol and the Battle of Nicopolis
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 997–1027
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Nash, Susie (Nash, Susie)
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1. David and Jeremiah on the Well of Moses (base of the Great Cross), by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1395–1404. Asnières stone with traces of gilding and polychromy, height approx.5 m. from ground level. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon; photograph the author).
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10. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the scroll held by David. (Photograph the author).
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11. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the scroll held by Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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12. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the angel over the left shoulder of Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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13. Mourner from the tomb of Philip the Bold. Completed by 1411. Alabaster, height 41 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon; photograph the author).
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14a–d. Details of the Well of Moses showing the scrolls held by (a) Zechariah, (b) Isaiah, (c) Daniel and (d) Moses. (Photographs the author).
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15. Crucifixion, fol.17 of the Biblia Pauperum. Northern Netherlands, c.1395–1400. Illumination on parchment. (British Library, London, Kings MS 5; Alamy Stock Photo).
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16. Ring with a portrait of John the Fearless. Paris, c.1410. Gold, agate(?), jet, emerald and ruby, 2.3 by 1.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © GrandPalaisRmn; Jean-Gilles Berizzi).
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17. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the angel between Daniel and Isaiah.
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19. Jeremiah and Peter, fol.2r of the Petites Heures of Jean de Berry. Paris, c.1375–90. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Lat.18014; photograph BnF).
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2. Daniel and Isaiah on the Well of Moses (base of the Great Cross). (Photograph the author).
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20. Prophet Micah, fol.29v of the Psalter of Jean de Berry by André Beauneveu. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.13091; photograph BnF).
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22a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing (a) David’s robe and tassels; (b) Daniel’s sleeves, robe and belt; and (c) Isaiah’s bag, belt and robe. (Photographs the author).
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23 a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing (a) Daniel, (b) Isaiah and (c) Jeremiah’s shoes. (Photograph the author).
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24. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pocket and hem on David’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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25. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pattern of Isaiah’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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27. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pseudo-Arabic script on edge of Jeremiah’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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28. Virgin and Child with Butterflies, attributed to Jean Malouel. c.1410. Oil on cloth, 107.5 by 80.9 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
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29. Portal of Chartreuse de Champmol, by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1389–98. Asnières stone. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon).
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3. Reconstruction of two views of the Great Cross. (Drawings by Matilde Grimaldi; © the author).
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30. Detail of Fig.29, showing prophets on corbels below St John the Baptist.
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31. Detail of Fig.29, showing prophets on corbels below St Catherine.
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32 a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing the ermine on the robes of (a) David, (b) Jeremiah and (c) Zechariah. (Photograph the author).
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33. Trinity with the last communion and martyrdom of St Denis, by Jean Malouel and Henry Bellechose. Begun 1398, completed 1416. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 162 by 211 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; photograph RMN-Louvre; Tony Querrec).
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34. The crosses or ‘Montjoies’ of St Denis. French, 17th century. Ink on paper. (BnF Cabinet d’Estamps, Paris, Est. coll. Lallement de Betz, Vx 16 fol.115).
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35. Fol.64 of the Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold. 1370s. (Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, MS 11035–37).
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36. Fols.226v–227r of the Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold. 1370s. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, MS 3-1954).
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37. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the text in Jeremiah’s open book. (Photograph the author).
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38. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the sunburst motif in tin relief moulding behind the angel between David and Moses. (Photograph the author).
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39. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the remains of painted sunbursts around circular coats of arms on the pillar. (Photograph the author)
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4. View of the Chartreuse de Champmol, by Aimé Piron. 1686. (Portfueille de la Chartreuse; Bibliotheque Municipale, Dijon).
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40. The Well of Moses, by Emile Sagot. 1839. Engraving, 42 by 36 cm. (BnF Cabinet d’Estamps, Paris, Est.H 117 558 Va21 topographie).
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41. Oak, hawthorn and hops forming the vault in tower of Jean sans Peur, Hôtel d’Artois, Paris. 1408–11. (Photograph the author).
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42. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the thistle on the corbel below Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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43. Votive reliquary of Charles the Bold, by Gerard Loyet. 1467–71. Gold and enamel, 53 by 32 by 17.5 cm. (Cathedral Treasury, Liège).
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44. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing showing the span of the well; the original viewing distance would be outside the brick walls. (Photograph the author).
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5. View of building constructed in 1638 around the Well of Moses. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon; photograph the author).
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6. Massacre of the prisoners after the battle of Nicopolis, fol.607v of Chroniques de Froissart, Bruges, c.1460. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.2646).
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7. Payment of the ransom to Bayezid, fol.267v of the Passages oultremer de Sébastien Mamerot by Jean Colombe. c.1474–75. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, S Fr.5594).
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8. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the book and scroll held by Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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9. Pietà, by Enguerrand Quarton. c.1450. Oil on panel, 163 by 219 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © GrandPalaisRmn; René-Gabriel Ojeda).
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18. Tile showing sheep sheltering under a tree. Burgundian, c.1385–90. Glazed terracotta with engobe decoration, 13 by 13 cm. (Germolles Chateau; photograph the author).
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21. Detail of the Calvary of Philip the Bold showing Christ at the column with prophets. Paris, 1403. Gold, enamel and precious stones. (Cathedral Treasury, Esztergom; photograph Attila Mudrák).
Exhibition Review
Johan Maelwael. Amsterdam
01/2018 | 1378 | 160
Pages: 38-39
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Kemperdick, Stephan (Kemperdick, Stephan; Kemperdinck, Stephan)
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Johan Maelwael at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | :
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1. Departing on a pilgrimage, by the Limbourg Brothers, from the Petites Heures of Jean, Duc de Berry. c.1412. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; MS lat. 18014, fol.288v).
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2. The Large round pietà, by Johan Maelwael. c.1400. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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3. Crucifixion with the three Maries, St John and a Carthusian monk, by Jean de Beaumetz and workshop. c.1389–95. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Exhibition Review
Charles de La Fosse; Bon Boullogne
05/2015 | 1346 | 157
Pages: 365-367
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Mulherron, Jamie (Mulherron, Jamie)
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74. Consecration of the Virgin, by Charles de La Fosse (Musée d'Art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre; exh. Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon)
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75. The rising of the sun, by Charles de La Fosse. Ceiling of the Salon d'Apollon, Versailles (Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon)
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76. The birth of Jupiter, by Bon Boullogne (Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Cholet; exh. Musée Magnin, Dijon)
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77. Tobias curing his father, by Bon Boullogne (Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille; exh. Musée Magnin, Dijon)
Article
Claus Sluter’s ‘Well of Moses’ for the Chartreuse de Champmol reconsidered: part III
11/2008 | 1268 | 150
Pages: 724-741
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Nash, Susie (Nash, Susie)
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1. Reconstruction drawing of the Great Cross, by the author.
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10. Angel between Daniel and Isaiah, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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11. Angel between Zachariah and Daniel, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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12. St Dominic in prayer to the Crucifix, frescos from four of the novice’s cells (nos. 17, 18, 19 and 21), by an assistant of Fra Angelico. c.1450. (S. Marco, Florence).
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13. Zachariah, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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14. Daniel and Isaiah, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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15. Moses holding the tablets of the Law, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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16. Detail of book of Jeremiah, photographed from above, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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17. Jeremiah, detail of surface of face showing underdrawing, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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18. Philip the Bold, profile, by Claus Sluter and workshop, c.1392–93. Detail of portal of the Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon.
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19. Jeremiah, detail from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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2. The ‘Well of Moses’ (base of the Great Cross), by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1395–1404. Asnières stone, with traces of gilding and polychromy. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon). View with David and Jeremiah.
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21. Philip the Bold, detail (rotated 90 degrees) from a drawing of the tomb of Philip the Bold, by Jacques-Philippe Gilquin. 1736. Pen and watercolour, 74.5 by 52.5 cm. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).
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22. Angels behind Philip the Bold, detail of tomb of Philip the Bold, by Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve. c.1404–10. Alabaster. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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24. Jeremiah, by Barthélemy d’Eyck(?). Panel, 152 by 86 cm. (Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels).
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25. The Magdalene, detail of the left-hand panel of a Noli me tangere, by Barthélemy d’Eyck(?). Panel, 101 by 68 cm. (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
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3. Crucifixion, by Simone Martini. c.1336–40?. Tempera on panel, 29 by 20 cm. (Musée royaux des Beaux-Arts, Antwerp).
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5. (Above). Detail from Descent from the Cross, by the Limbourg brothers, from the Très Riches Heures. 1414–16. (Musée Condé, Chantilly).
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6. Arms of the Magdalene, surviving fragment of the figure on the terrace of the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1, by Claus Sluter and Jan van Prindale. 1398–99. Asnières stone, 17 by 36 cm. (Musée archéologique, Dijon).
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7. Calvary with a Carthusian monk, by Jean de Beaumetz and workshop. c.1389–95. Panel, 56.5 by 45.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
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8. Angel with crossed arms between David and Jeremiah, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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9. Angel between Moses and David, from the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.1.
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20. Philip the Bold, anonymous sixteenth-century copy after original of c.1400. Panel, 42 by 28 ?cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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23. Jeremiah, detail from the Belle Croix, Dijon. 1508. Asnières stone. (Hôpital Saint-Espirit, Dijon).
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4. (Left). Holy water stoup. Late fifteenth century. Stone, c.400 cm. high. (Church of St Martin, Cluses).
Publication Received
Formes et Transparences
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 421
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Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
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Formes et Transparences | author: Gras, Catherine , author: Petit, Géraldine
Article
Claus Sluter’s ‘Well of Moses’ for the Chartreuse de Champmol reconsidered: part II
07/2006 | 1240 | 148
Pages: 456-467
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Nash, Susie (Nash, Susie)
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1. The ‘Belle Croix’, by François Calmelet. c.1760. Pen and wash. (Archives Départementales de la Côte-d’Or, Dijon; I J 2476/3).
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13. Christ on the Cross, by Claus de Werve. c.1410. Asnières stone, 80 by 115 cm. (figure of Christ) (Musée archéologique, Dijon).
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14. Detail of Fig.13.
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15. Detail of face of David on the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20.
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16. The terrace on top of the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20. View over Isaiah and Daniel.
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17. Diagram showing the placement of the square step and the orientation of the cross on the terrace shown in Fig.16.
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20. ‘Well of Moses’, by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1395–1404. Asnières stone, with traces of gilding and polychromy (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon). View with David and Jeremiah.
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21. The ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20. View with Daniel and Isaiah.
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22. The ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20. View with Moses.
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23. The ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20. View with Zachariah.
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24. The ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20. Detail of angel between David and Jeremiah.
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25. The ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20. Detail of angel between Daniel and Isaiah.
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26. Reconstruction of the Great Cross formerly on the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20 (drawing by Tom Bilson).
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3. Reconstruction of the Great Cross (from G. Troescher: Claus Sluter und die burgundische Plastik um die Wende des XIV. Jahrhunderts, Freiburg im Breisgau 1932, p.89).
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4. Legs of Christ, surviving fragment of the Great Cross, by Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve. 1397–99. Tonnerre stone, 59 cm. high. (Musée archéologique, Dijon). View of back of legs showing integral fragment of the cross.
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5. Detail of top section, showing the titulus and halo, of the model of the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20, by Joseph Moreau under the direction of Charles Balthazar Julian Févret de Saint-Mémin. c.1840. Plaster, 340 by 140 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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6. Detail of the sunburst motif in tin relief moulding behind the angel between David and Moses on the ‘Well of Moses’ shown in Fig.20.
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7. Detail of mouldings on the base of the cross in the model shown in Fig.5.
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10. Detail of hair at back of the bust shown in Fig.8.
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11. The bust of Christ shown in Fig.8 seen from the side.
Western art unattributed:
12. Cast of the bust of Christ in Fig.8, set in a niche in rue Saint-Philibert, Dijon, now rue Condorcet.
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18. Plan of the Chartreuse de Champmol in c.1760 (Archives Municipales, Dijon; D 47 bis).
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19. The Belle Croix. Dijon, 1508. Asnières stone. (Hôpital Général, Dijon).
Western art unattributed:
2. Cemetery cross. Fifteenth century. Volvic stone. (Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dome), dimensions unknown. (Print; cutting in the Conway Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London).
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8. Bust of Christ, previously supposed to come from the Great Cross. Asnières stone, 61 by 38 cm. (Musée archéologique, Dijon).
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9. Detail of crown of thorns of the bust shown in Fig.8.
Article
Claus Sluter's 'Well of Moses' for the Chartreuse de Champmol reconsidered: part I
12/2005 | 1233 | 147
Pages: 798-809
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Nash, Susie (Nash, Susie)
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11. Scale drawing showing the 'Well of Moses', by Bernard Collette. 1990. The walkway shown here at the height of the figures has now been repositioned to ground level.
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12. Detail of angel's wings on the 'Well of Moses' shown in Fig.9.
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13. The terrace on top of the 'Well of Moses' shown in Fig.9. 1398-99. Is-sur-Tille stone. View over Isaiah, Daniel and Zacariah.
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14. The terrace on top of the 'Well of Moses' shown in Fig.9. 1398-99. Is-sur-Tille stone. View over Moses, David and Jeremiah.
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15. Model of the 'Well of Moses' shown in Fig.9, by Joseph Moreau under the direction of Charles Balthazar Julian Févret de Saint-Mémin. c.1840. Plaster, 340 by 140 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon). Photograph showing the figures around the cross as they were originally arranged.
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16. Model shown in Fig.15 as displayed in 2004-2005 in the exhibition Art from the Court of Burgundy 1364-1419 at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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17. 'Well of Moses', by Julien Vallou de Villeneuve. Lithograph in C.H. Maillard de Chambure and C. Peignot et al.: Voyage pittoresque en Bourgogne, Dijon 1833, showing its state prior to the 1842 restoration by François Jouffroy.
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18. Detail of the angel between Moses and David on the 'Well of Moses' shown in Fig.9, by Claus Sluter, Claus de Werve and Rogier de Westerhan. 1300-1401. Asnières stone, with traces of polychromy. Hands restored in 1842.
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19. Arms of the Magdalene, surviving fragment of the figure on the terrace of the 'Well of Moses' shown in Fig.9, by Claus Sluter and Jan van Prindale. 1398-99. Asnières stone, 17 by 36 cm. (Musée archéologique, Dijon).
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21. View of inner side of the arms of the Magdalene shown in Fig.19.
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22. Detail of inner side of the arms of the Magdalene shown in Fig.19, showing section that has been worked to fit the arms to the curve of the cross.
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23. Correct angle of view for the arms of the Magdalene shown in Fig.19.
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24. Altarpiece of the Crucufixion (detail of the robe of the Magdalene), by Jacques de Baerze and Melchior Broederlam. 1393-99. Wood, gilded and polychromed, 167 by 252 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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26. The Belle Croix, by Maurice Bauthélier. c.1760. Pen and wash. (Archives Départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Dijon; I J 2476/3).
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27. Detail of Fig.26 showing kneeling figure of the Magdalene at the foot of the cross.
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9. 'Well of Moses', by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1395-1404. Asnières stone, with traces of gilding and polychromy. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon).
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10. View of the seventeenth-century building surrounding the 'Well of Moses' in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon.
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20. The Virgin Burgundian, c.1430. Stone. (Abbey of Baumeles Messieurs, Jura).
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25. The Belle Croix. Dijon, 1508. Asnières stone. (Hôpital Général, Dijon).
Exhibition Review
Art at the Burgundian court. Dijon and Cleveland
10/2004 | 1219 | 146
Pages: 705-707
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Schmidt, Victor M. (Schmidt, Victor M.)
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L'art à la cour de Bourgogne | institution: Cleveland Museum of Art , institution: Musée des Beaux Arts de Dijon
Illustrations
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71. Crucifixion with a Carthusian monk, by Jean de Beaumetz. c.1389-95. Penl, 56.5 by 45.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art; exh. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon)
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73. Tomb on Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, begun by Jean de Marville. 1384-1410, with nineteenth-century restorations. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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74. Bust of St Anthony of Egypt, here attributed to Claus de Werve. Early fifteenth century. Limestone, 48 cm. high. (Musée archéologique, Dijon; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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72. Bust of Christ, from the Moses Fountain. Completed in 1399. Stone, 61 cm. high. (Musée archéologique, Dijon; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon). des Beaux-Arts, Dijon)
Publication Received
Les Arts a Dijon au XVIe siecle: les debuts de la Renaissance 1494-1551
12/2000 | 1173 | 142
Pages: 785
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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Les Arts a Dijon au XVIe siecle: les debuts de la Renaissance 1494-1551 | author: Chédeau, Catherine
Exhibition Review
L'Art des Collections. Dijon
10/2000 | 1171 | 142
Pages: 654-655
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Weisberg, Gabriel P. (Weisberg, Gabriel P.; Weisberg, Gabriel)
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52. La Japonaise au bain, by James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot. 1864. 208 by 124 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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53. Life Study of a Male Nude Holding a Baton, by François Devosge. Red Chalk, 51.5 by 35 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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54. Life Study of a Male Nude with Outstretched Arm, by Pierre-Paul Prud hon. Black Chalk Heightened with White on Blue Paper, 60 by 46.5 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).
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