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Kneeling Carthusian Monk
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineKneeling Carthusian Monk, c. 1380–1400. France, Burgundy, Dijon. Marble; overall: 24.2 x 14.7 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.113
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