The Lamentation

The Lamentation

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 90]

In the foreground of the composition Christ's corpse is shown lying on a white cloth. His head is supported by St John the Evangelist on the left side. The three Marys weep over the corpse; Mary Magdalene shows the pain of her loss with particularly expressive gestures. Nicodemus and Joseph

In the foreground of the composition Christ's corpse is shown lying on a white cloth. His head is supported by St John the Evangelist on the left side. The three Marys weep over the corpse; Mary Magdalene shows the pain of her loss with particularly expressive gestures. Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea witness the scene at the right edge of the picture.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 90]

Dating
about 1518

Dating

about 1518

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 90]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 77 x 96 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 77 x 96 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 90]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P095
FR (1978) Nr.
FR090
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P095/

Provenance

- Detroit Institute of Arts
- 1996 deaccessioned
- 1997 sale Sothebey's

[Detroit Institute of Arts, revised 2013]

  • The Lamentation, about 1518

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