The Duke of Burgundy was one of the mightiest princes of the world that beareth no crown.
--King Edward IV of England

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is pleased to present Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419). This major international exhibition marks the 600th anniversary of the death of the first Valois Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Bold (1364-1404). It brings together an impressive collection of works representing his and his son's, John the Fearless (1404-1419), patronage to the arts from museums and churches throughout the United States and Europe.

Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419) features approximately 130 objects from the period of the first two of the four Valois dukes of Burgundy, Philip the Bold and his son John the Fearless, who were major patrons of the arts during one of the most important periods in French medieval art. The exhibition uses recent research to assemble the finest examples of Burgundian court patronage including sculpture, panel paintings, illuminated manuscripts, tapestry, stained glass, gold- and silversmith works, jewelry, enamels, and ivories that illustrate the development of a Burgundian court style. The dukes' vast financial resources and collective reigns created one of the most sophisticated courts in Europe.

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