Lamentation for Christ

1510

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

This is a drawing of a religious scene with dramatic figures in a landscape. The image features a central figure with a halo, holding and gazing at another reclining figure on the ground. The figures are surrounded by a pastoral landscape, including trees and distant hills. The work appears to be done in a detailed, woodcut style typical of early printmaking, using intricate lines to convey texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 52

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Accessions of Prints and Drawings, NGA, 1950, no. 33.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65072897

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