France, Burgundy, Dijon / c. 1380–1400
Kneeling Carthusian Monk
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Kneeling Carthusian Monk as sculpture (France, Burgundy, Dijon · c. 1380–1400).
These are the only known surviving sculpted examples of kneeling Carthusian monks. These two figures 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.
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The museum identifies this sculpture as marble.
The museum's collection notes: These are the only known surviving sculpted examples of kneeling Carthusian monks. These two figures 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.
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