The Lamentation
The Met
Artist: Petrus Christus(Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges)
Date: ca. 1450
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Overall 10 1/8 x 14 in. (25.7 x 35.6 cm); painted surface 10 x 13 3/4 in. (25.4 x 34.9 cm)
Credit Line: Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1890
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Six figures surround a deceased man on a white shroud in a hilly landscape
Detailed Description
Six figures gather around the body of a deceased man, laid on a white shroud in a landscape. The man lies horizontally in the lower center, his pale, bare torso showing wounds on his side, hands, and feet. He wears a crown of thorns and a white loincloth. To the left, a bearded man in a dark hat and dark clothing supports the deceased man's head. Above him, a woman in a white head covering, red dress, and green cloak holds a small, dark jar. In the center-back, a woman in a black veil and blue dress appears to be fainting, supported by a man in a reddish-brown cloak. To the right, a man in a red cloak and red hat holds the white shroud near the deceased man's feet. On the ground in the lower right, several dark tools, including nails and pincers, are visible. The background features a green, hilly landscape with scattered trees and distant buildings on the left. On the right, a mound of earth shows a dark, upright post and several skulls and bones.
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