pleurant (mourner) from the tomb of the King of Aragon 1417

Pere Oller, artist

active 1394–1456

pleurant (mourner) from the tomb of the King of Aragon 1417, early 1400s

Where object was made: Catalonia, Crown of Aragaon (present-day Spain)

Material/technique: alabaster

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 23.5 x 14.9 x 6.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 9 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 9/16 in

Credit line: Gift of Leopold Blumka

Accession number: 1957.0113

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Mourner figures were popular components of European funerary monuments from the early Christian period, and their inclusion experienced resurgence in the 13th-century
French court of Louis IX (St. Louis). By the 14th and 15th centuries, they were common additions to sumptuous tombs throughout Western Europe. Called Pleurants, French for mourners or weepers, these sculptures often represented the loved ones of the deceased or the members of a funeral procession.

Exhibition Label:
"Corpus," Apr-2012, Kris Ercums
Mourner figures were popular components of European funerary monuments from the early Christian period, and their inclusion experienced resurgence in the 13th-century
French court of Louis IX (St. Louis). By the 14th and 15th centuries, they were common additions to sumptuous tombs throughout Western Europe. Called Pleurants, French for mourners or weepers, these sculptures often represented the loved ones of the deceased or the members of a funeral procession.