Claus Sluter
Pioneer of northern realism and court sculptor to Philip the Bold
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Claus Sluter was a Dutch sculptor who worked in the Duchy of Burgundy from about 1380.[1] He is considered a pioneer of the "northern realism" that influenced Early Netherlandish painting.[1]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 1340s, Haarlem
- Died
- 1405 or 1406, Dijon
- Field
- Sculpture
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Known for
- Well of Moses
- portal sculptures at Champmol
- tomb of Philip the Bold
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Sluter's name appears in the Brussels stonemasons' register around 1379/1380.[2] He moved to Dijon and became assistant to court sculptor Jean de Marville from 1385 to 1389.[2] The portal includes a Madonna and Child, the duke with St. John, and the duchess with St. Catherine.[3] Sluter did the main work on Philip's tomb, now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Dijon.[3]
Between 1395 and 1403, Sluter created the Well of Moses, his most renowned piece.[4] Philip the Bold established the Carthusian monastery of Champmol in 1383, and the Well of Moses was made for that location.[4] The cross and its terrace were lost sometime after 1736 but before 1789, likely because a roof fell in.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Claus Sluter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Claes Sluter Netherlands Institute for Art History; Murray, P. & L., "Penguin dictionary of art and artists", Penguin Books, 1997, p. 492 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claus Sluter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morand, "Claus Sluter: Artist at the Court of Burgundy", University of Texas Press, 1991, p. 24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claus Sluter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beth Harris, "Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve, Mourners, from the Tomb of Philip the Bold", Smarthistory (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claus Sluter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nash, "Claus Sluter's 'Well of Moses' for the Chartreuse de Champmol reconsidered: part I", The Burlington Magazine, Dec 2005, p. 798–809; Nash, "Claus Sluter's 'Well of Moses' for the Chartreuse de Champmol reconsidered: part I", The Burlington Magazine, Dec 2005, p. 798–809 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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