The Lamentation

1470/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows five individuals. One person in the foreground is lying down with closed eyes and a beard. The other four individuals around them are positioned closely together, with two kneeling and two standing. They are supporting the person on the ground. The facial expressions of the individuals vary from closed or downcast eyes to subtle smiles. They have different hairstyles and head coverings. The individuals are wearing robes of different colors and one of them is dressed in white and holding the head of the person on the ground. The image has an aged texture, with an orange border and a cream-colored background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in green, red, pink, yellow, and gold

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.807

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 515

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Anton W.M. Mensing [1866-1936], Amsterdam). (Sotheby's, December 18, 1936, lot 228); purchased 18 December 1936 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 88, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q64953410

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