Borman workshop
Isabella van Bourbon & Pleurants
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Mary of Burgundy had a mausoleum erected for her late mother, Isabella of Bourbon. Only the gisant (tomb effigy) of Isabella and 10 of the 24 figures originally surrounding the tomb have been preserved. These pleurants (weepers) represent five generations of grieving forebears. While the tomb commemorated Isabella, it mainly served to advertise Mary’s noble lineage. She was the sole remaining heir of the Dukes of Burgundy and therefore a highly desirable consort. A year after the monument was completed, she married Maximilian of Habsburg, whereby the Burgundian Netherlands became part of the vast Holy Roman Empire.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-AM-33-A
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
