The Lamentation

c. 1550

Giulio Clovio

Associated Names
Giulio Clovio

Artist, Croatian, 1498 - 1578

The image depicts a painting of several individuals surrounding a central seated figure. The central figure is a man with long hair and a beard, slumped with wounds visible on his body. The surrounding individuals have solemn expressions and various postures of support and mourning. They are dressed in colorful robes with detailed textures. One person holds the central figure's hand while another kneels and holds his foot. The background shows a rocky landscape and trees against a blue sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache heightened with gold on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.6 x 14.5 cm (8 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.111.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's London, 8 December 1987, no. 77). (sale, Christie's London, 6 July 1993, no. 11); Private collection; (sale, Christie's London, 10 January 1996, no. 106); Private collection; Salamander Gallery; purchased by NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 27.

2009

  • Heaven on Earth: Manuscript Illuminations from the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 2009.

2014

  • Bartholomeus Spranger: Splendor and Eroticism in Imperial Prague, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2014.

Bibliography

2007

  • Robison, Andrew. "Giulio Clovio, The Lamentation," Bulletin / National Gallery of Art no. 36 (Spring 2007): 18, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q64572467

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