Claus de Werve

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Claus de Werve
Virgin and the Child of Poligny the Metropolitan Museum
Born	c. 1380 Haarlem
Died	1439 Dijon
Nationality	Dutch
Other names	Claux de Werve
Occupation	scupltor

Claus or Claux de Werve (c. 1380 – 1439) was a sculptor active at the Burgundian court under Philip the Bold between 1395 and 1439. He was probably born in the Dutch city of Haarlem around 1380.

St Barbara, by Claus de Werve.

In 1396 he became the assistant to his uncle, Claus Sluter at the Burgundian court in Dijon, France. He helped his uncle carve the mourners on the tomb of Philip the Bold.^[1] Upon Sluter's death in 1406 he took over the position of Chief Sculptor at the court. As chief sculptor he produced a number of masterpieces, including the Virgin and the Child of Poligny, now at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

References

↑ Beth Harris; Steven Zucker. "Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve, Mourners, from the Tomb of Philip the Bold". Smarthistory. Khan Academy. Retrieved 13 January 2013. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 95973064 LCCN: no2008110836 ISNI: 0000 0000 8771 8007 GND: 130305375 ULAN: 500044477

Persondata
Name	Werve, Claus de
Alternative names	Claux de Werve; Claus van de Werve
Short description	Dutch sculptor
Date of birth	c. 1380
Place of birth	Haarlem
Date of death	8 October 1439
Place of death	Dijon

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