Lamentation of Christ (Dürer, Munich)
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| Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
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| Year | c. 1500 |
| Type | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 151 cm × 121 cm (59 in × 48 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
Lamentation of Christ (also known as Glimm Lamentation) is an oil-on-panel painting by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, executed around 1500 and currently housed in the Alte Pinakothek of Munich, Germany.
The work was commissioned by goldsmith Jakob Glimm as a memorial of his first wife, Margaret Holzmann, who a died in 1500. The removal of later re-painting in 1924 showed the original figures of the donors (Glimm and his three sons) and of the dead woman, depicted in far smaller proportions than the religious characters.
Description
The painting shows the dead Jesus, held by Nicodemus and surrounded by the Pious Women, including an aged and distraught Mary. In the right part are three standing characters depicted on a diagonal line: from top, St. John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene and Joseph of Arimathea, the last two holding vases which contained balms used to prepare the corpse for the burial.
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See also
Sources
- Costantino Porcu, ed. (2004). Dürer. Milan: Rizzoli.
