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Kneeling Carthusian Monk

c. 1380–1400

France, Burgundy, Dijon

Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 25.7 x 14.1 x 6.8 cm (10 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1966.112
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Location
109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
Print

Description

These are the only known surviving sculpted examples of kneeling Carthusian monks. Depictions of Carthusians in the same act of piety are found in paintings such as the one in this room from the Chartreuse de Champmol. These two figures are believed to come from the same Carthusian monastery as the mourners displayed nearby and would have formed part of a private devotional group, probably in a monk’s cell, with a sculpture of the crucified Christ or the Virgin positioned between them. They wear the recognizable white scapular, a hooded garment with front and back panels tied together with a tab.

Kneeling Carthusian Monk

c. 1380–1400

France, Burgundy, Dijon

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