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John I (French: Jean sans Peur ; Dutch: Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 1371 – 10 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his assassination in 1419.
May 10, 2011 · The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy features thirty-seven sculptures from the tomb of John the Fearless (1371–1419), the second duke of Burgundy. His elaborate tomb, once housed at a monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, is now one of the centerpieces of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon.
Jan 21, 2012 · The elaborate tombs of the first Valois dukes of Burgundy, Philip the Bold and his son, John the Fearless, are among the masterpieces of late medieval sculpture in Europe. These monuments feature the sculpted figures of the deceased rulers lying in state atop the tombs, while below a procession of mourning figures appears to slip in and out of ...
May 23, 2010 · The magnificent tomb that was created for him by the sculptor Charles Sluter and colleagues set the precedent for de la Huerta and Le Moiturier, when they worked on the tomb of John the Fearless. Together the tombs are celebrated as among the most sumptuous and innovative of the late Middle Ages.
Apr 11, 2013 · The 39 figures exhibited as the “Larmes d’Albâtre” (“Alabaster Tears”) were sculpted in the 15th century to decorate the tomb of John the Fearless, who was assassinated in 1419 during the...
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Description. The mourners stand sixteen inches high and originally occupied niches around the tomb of Philip the Bold (1342-1404), the first Duke of Burgundy, his son, John the Fearless (1371-1419), the second Duke of Burgundy, and John's wife, Margaret of Bavaria (1363-1423). The original location was Champmol, the Carthusian monastery in Dijon.
Exhibition Overview. The renovation of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon provides an opportunity for the unprecedented loan of the alabaster mourner figures from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria. Each of the statuettes is approximately sixteen inches high.
