Mourner

Art Historical Context

Behold the delicate "Mourner," a ca. 1417 alabaster sculpture by Catalan artist Pere Oller, gracing the Medieval Art collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Standing just under 15 inches tall, this poignant figure captures a moment of profound sorrow, embodying the emotional depth of late Gothic funerary art from Catalonia. Gifted by Untermyer in 4, it exemplifies the region's mastery in stone carving during the early 15th century. ere Oller, a prominent sculptor from Barcelona, crafted this piece amid Catalonia's flourishing International Gothic style, where realism and expressiveness ...