Sluter
/ (Dutch ˈslyːtər) /
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noun
Claus (klaʊs). ?1345–1406, Dutch sculptor, working in Burgundy, whose realism influenced many sculptors and painters in 15th-century Europe. He is best known for the portal sculptures and the Well of Moses in the Carthusian monastery at Champnol
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With these prophet images of Claus Sluter, modern sculpture took birth.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThen he and his assistant, Sluter, made a second series, which was continued until 1840.
The pleurants are very poor, when compared with those of Claus Sluter and his nephew.
Burgundy: The Splendid Duchy|Percy Allen