Sluter's "Pleurants" and Timanthes' "Tristitia Velata": Evolution of, and Sources for a Humanist Topos of Mourning
2005; Volume: 26; Issue: 51 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1483776
ISSN0391-9064
Autores Tópico(s)Renaissance Literature and Culture
ResumoClaus Sluter (c. 1360-1406) is now celebrated as the Netherlandish sculptor who introduced both naturalism and compassion into post-medieval art. Focusing on his Tomb of Philip the Bold (mostly executed between 1404 and 1406), this study examines a particular motif: Sluter's pleurants, or grief-stricken mourners with faces. In this case, the motif - originally called Tristia velata - is shown to have been a commonplace in classical-era texts, so revealing the humanistic sources of Sluter's art. The veiled grief topos is also traced in Renaissance texts based on the same classical-literary legacy.
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