The holy mountain

This Calvary, barely 60cm tall, is the work of one of the greatest innovators in medieval art. His name was Claus ‘Claes’ Sluter (1340-1405), and he came from the Dutch city of Haarlem. He introduced an unprecedented level of realism to sculpture in the run-up to 1400, and he is regarded as the founder of Dutch sculpture.

Acquired with the support of the Mondriaan Fund, the Vereniging Rembrandt (due to their Fonds van de Utrecht & Gooi Cirkel, and Themafonds Beeldhouwkunst and Schoufour-Martin Fonds) as well as anonymous donations through the Rijksmuseum Fund.