The Lamentation

1630/1645

Frans van den Wyngaerde, after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Frans van den Wyngaerde

Artist, Flemish, 1614 - 1679

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image features a group of individuals gathered around a central figure who is lying down. The person is reclined on a cloth, with long hair and a beard, appearing unclothed but partially covered. Other figures are present: one individual draped in loose fabric is touching the central figure's shoulder, while two winged figures, possibly cherubs, interact with the central figure and each other. One of the winged figures is a small child-like being reaching upwards. Another figure, possibly a female adult with long hair, is beside the winged individuals, reaching out with an open hand. The setting is outdoors under a large tree, with clouds in the sky and a wooden post in the background. Various objects, including a large circular platter and some tools, are visible in the foreground. The image is etched with detailed lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 × 36.5 cm (10 × 14 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.9 × 36.9 cm (10 3/16 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.46.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jan Johnson, Quebec); purchased by NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: no. 3

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Antonis van Dijk invenit.; lower center in plate: O tristes animae lackrymas infringite / Reverendo admodum Domino, D. BALTHAZARI CRUYT Religioso et Canonico... / ...FRANCISCVS VANDEN WYNGAERDE.; lower right in plate: Franciscus vanden Wyngaerde / fecit et excudit


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