Architectural Canopy
Unknown Artist
c. 1450–1475
Medium
limestone from Tonnerre
Dimensions
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Classification
Sculpture
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1974.4.2
About this artwork
Part of a pair of canopies, both must have originally belonged to an architectural ensemble like a tomb or a choir screen set within a church. Strikingly carved as architecture in miniature, they contain all of the elements of Flamboyant Gothic architecture of the late 15th century, so named after its flame-like stone tracery with wavy ornaments. This style of architecture is characterized by its intricacy of detailing and virtuosity of workmanship. Small sculptures may have originally occupi...