The Lamentation is a copy of a lost work by Hugo van der Goes. The painting has a very unusual composition and was one of his most copied works. The torsos of the figures, which fill the whole surface area of the painting, are in close-up and this heightens the dramatic power of the picture. Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea carry Christ’s dead body while the apostle John comforts Mary, the Mother of God. The figure at the top right is Mary Magdalene.The exceptionally fine quality of the copy suggests that it was painted by someone very close.
| Artist |
Anonymous Master
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Hugo van der Goes
RKD
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| Title | The Lamentation of Christ |
| Date | ca. 1500 - ca. 1525 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1951-M |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Rotary Club Gent Ghent 1951 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1951-M |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2266/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff Iconclass 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 Iconclass 11Q751 (public) prayer Iconclass 31B6214 weeping Iconclass 31B62141 tears Iconclass 41D221 head-gear Iconclass 41D221(HEADSCARF) head-gear (HEADSCARF) Iconclass 41D2656 belt, girdle, waistband Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 41D2665 brooch, agraffe, clasp Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass 73D Passion of Christ Iconclass 73D6712 loin-cloth ~ particularities of crucifixion scenes Iconclass 73D72 the mourning over the dead Christ Iconclass 73D721 lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Early Netherlandish AAT |
| Das Werk des Hugo van der Goes / Friedrich Winkler. - Berlin : Walter De Gruyter & Co, 1964 (p. 129) |
| Hugo van der Goes / Henri Pauwels. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 26-27) |
| Hugo van der Goes (1430/40-1482) : L'homme et son oeuvre / Brigitte De Patoul, Véronique Sintobin, Ignace Vandevivere. - Bruxelles : Le Cri-Le Musée de Louvain-La Neuve, 1982 (p. 31) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 11, 14) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent = Museum of Fine Arts Ghent / Claudie De Guillebon, Jacques Ostier, Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Parijs : Association des Amis de "Musées 2000", 1989 (p. 62 (ill. 92)) |
| Hugo van der Goes : Stilentwicklung und Chronologie / Jochen Sander. - Mainz am Rhein : Philipp Von Zabern, 1992 (p. 158 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 95 (ill.)) |
| Oude Meesters uit het Museum voor schone Kunsten Gent in de crypte van de Sint-Baafskathedraal. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2004 (s.p., cat. 4) |
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