[MR] New exhibits in Baltimore and Richmond

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends and M'lady Karen,

The mourning statues are way cool and I hope to see them in Richmond 
this March. The complete collection of figures are online here: 
http://www.mourners.org/ . These are absolutely fantastic, and a bit 
creepy (like a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in stone). 
If they represent actual members of the Burgundian court, John's son 
Philip the Good should be among them.

For those of you who aren't up on the history of John the Fearless, 
there is a pretty good Wikipedia article at: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Fearless . John, Duke of Burgundy, 
was a member of the French Royal House of Valois, and at times served as 
regent during King Charles VI's madness. He came into conflict with 
other members of the House of Valois, collectively known as the 
Armagnacs. John should have had a bit more fear. He was assassinated on 
his way to a parley at the bridge of Montereau 10 September 1419 by 
members of the Armagnac party. The Dauphin of France, later King Charles 
VII, was implicated in the killing, and is said to have lived in great 
fear of bridges for the rest of his life.

The Valois Burgundians went in for really grandiose titles in an early 
example of branding: Philip the Bold, John the Fearless, Philip the 
Good, Charles the Bold (or Charles the Rash by his detractors), Mary the 
Rich, and of course Antoine, the Grand Bastard of Burgundy. Who couldn't 
be intrigued by a family like this?

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo Napier, Who Takes Great Interest in the History of Burgundy



On 1/22/2012 11:43 AM, Karen wrote:
> Two new exhibitions opened yesterday in Atlantia; both end April 15.
>
> In Richmond - the touring exhibition of the tomb sculptures from the tomb of John the Fearless (Jean Sans Peur), Duke of Burgundy, makes its last stop in the U.S. at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
> http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/exhibitions/the-mourners.aspx
>
> In Baltimore - a new exhibit on the tactile quality of Renaissance sculpture has opened at The Walters.
> http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=2207
>
>
> Karen Larsdatter
> www.larsdatter.com