# Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SLUTER, Claus]() - Date: 1351-1400 - Technique: Alabaster, height 40 cm ## Commentary The Mourners of Sluter reenact a funeral procession with the clerical and court dignitaries leading a company of Carthusian monks in various state of mourning. The appeal of these figures is universal. Their diminutive scale adds to the charm of their characterization. They seem like pious dwarfs weighed down in their sorrows and mantles, and one can sense a certain touch of humour in a number of them, who, weary and tired from such a long march in hot weather, convey their different states of mind. Some remain pious to the end, covering their heads as they recite prayers for Philip's salvation. Others appear disenchanted by the ordeal, and one even holds his nose from the stench of the dead flesh of the duke in the summer sun. ## Related artworks - [Memorial to Philip the Bold \(detail\)]() - [Memorial to Philip the Bold \(detail\)]() - [Memorial to Philip the Bold]() - [Three Mourners]() - [Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy \(detail\)]() - [Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]() - [Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]() - [Tomb of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]() - [Virgin and Child]() - [Virgin and Child]() - [Well of Moses: Angel]() - [Well of Moses: Christ \(fragment\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()