The Lamentation of Christ

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

Three figures are depicted in an outdoor setting. Two figures are standing, one figure is lying on the ground. The standing figure on the left is leaning forward, with short hair or a hood, and wearing a long garment. The standing figure on the right has curly hair, also wearing a long robe, bending over the third figure who is semi-reclined on the ground. The reclining figure has long, wavy hair, is partially clothed, with eyes closed. The background includes trees, shrubs, and mountain silhouettes under a stylized cloudy sky. The artwork is monochrome with intricate linework and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    block: 7.2 × 4.9 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 8 × 5.7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 32

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g). W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 57.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 32.

Wikidata ID

Q64952444

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