Lamentation
Gerard David, Netherlandish (active Bruges), first documented 1484, died 1523
Geography:
Made in Netherlands (historical name, 15th-16th century), Europe
Date:
c. 1515-1520Medium:
Oil on panelDimensions:
34 1/4 x 25 5/8 inches (87 x 65.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 328Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Netherlands (historical name, 15th-16th century), Europe
Date:
c. 1515-1520Medium:
Oil on panelDimensions:
34 1/4 x 25 5/8 inches (87 x 65.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 217, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:Cat. 328Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Label:
The Virgin, John the Evangelist, and Mary Magdalene here mourn over the body of Christ on the hilltop of Golgotha. The city of Jerusalem is depicted in the left background, although the landscape shows the fertile green hills and valleys of the Low Countries. This subject was extremely popular among artists in Bruges, and several versions of it exist by Gerard David and others.
The Virgin, John the Evangelist, and Mary Magdalene here mourn over the body of Christ on the hilltop of Golgotha. The city of Jerusalem is depicted in the left background, although the landscape shows the fertile green hills and valleys of the Low Countries. This subject was extremely popular among artists in Bruges, and several versions of it exist by Gerard David and others.
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