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The Lamentation, Dutch Master around 1475

Dutch Master around 1475

The Lamentation

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Dutch Master around 1475

The Lamentation, ca. 1470 – 1480

Dimensions: 70.1 x 50.7 x 1 cm

Physical Description: Oil on oak wood, reverse original, beveled on all sides

Inventory Number: 1268

Acquisition: Acquired in 1895 as a gift by Josephine and Anton Brentano

Status: Not on display

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Property and Acquisition

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Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

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Illustrated Passage

Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,57-61
Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47
Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,50-56
Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,38-42

Iconclass

Primary

73D72(+2)the mourning over the dead Christ (+ Mary)
73D721lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns)
73D72121Christ's body supported by Mary, others present
11H(JOHN)the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
11HH(MARY MAGDALENE)the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge
73D58the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion

Secondary

25I1city-view in general; 'veduta'
25H112rocks
25H114low hill country

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15.11.2024