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77 - Jean-Baptiste LALLEMAND (1716–1803).
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Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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Jean-Baptiste LALLEMAND (1716–1803). Interior of the church at the Chartreuse de Champmol, showing the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy. Pen and grey ink, grey wash over black pencil lines. Height: 49 cm. Width: 60 cm Tears along the top and bottom edges, a section missing from the bottom left-hand corner, sun-faded. This drawing is a preparatory sketch for the engraving ‘View of the interior of the choir of the Carthusians of Dijon’, featuring the tomb of the Dukes of Brittany. The Chartreuse de Champmol, founded in the late 14th century by Philip the Bold near Dijon, was both a Carthusian monastery and the necropolis of the Dukes of Burgundy. The latter enabled this dynasty, a rival to the kings of France at the time, to assert its prestige and power. The necropolis housed, in particular, the monumental tombs of Philip the Bold and John the Fearless. The mausoleum of the former was one of the major artistic projects of ducal Burgundy between 1380 and 1410, involving three generations of sculptors: work was begun by Jean de Merville (before 1350–1389) and then taken over by the Dutchman Claus Sluter (1355–1406) before being completed in 1410 by the latter’s nephew, Claus de Werve. Following the completion of the tomb and its installation in the church, John the Fearless expressed his satisfaction by commissioning his own. Thanks to the ducal patronage, the site became a major centre of artistic creation in the late Middle Ages, marked by the work of artists including the aforementioned Claus Sluter, who also created the famous Well of Moses and the chapel portal, both of which remain in their original locations. During the French Revolution, the Carthusian monastery was largely destroyed and the tombs scattered, although certain elements—including the two tombs—were saved and are now housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon. Only a few significant remains are left on the site, which has since been converted into a hospital, but it remains a major symbol of the power of the Dukes of Burgundy and their role in the artistic development of the late Middle Ages. Expert: Cabinet de Bayser, Paris.
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About the sale PRESTIGE : Furniture, objets d'art, paintings
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
Ref. : C00611 - 54
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