Lamentation of Christ, 1524

Title

Lamentation of Christ

Painter

• Joos van Cleve

Altar

Tripytych with the Lamentation

Part Number / Total

1 / 5

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oak wood

Material

• oak wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1830

Genre

• altarpiece
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• the Passion
• Life of the Virgin
• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Nicodemus
• Golgotha
• woman
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• John the Evangelist
• Nicodemus
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Dismas (saint)
• Gestas
• Gobel Schmitgen

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Hans Memling

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,57-61
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,50-55
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,38-42
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,35-56
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,24-41
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,33-49
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,18-30

Primary

• 73D72121 Christ's body supported by Mary, others present
• 73D721 lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns)
• 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
• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11H(NIKODEMUS) male saints (NIKODEMUS)
• 61B2(SCHMITGEN, Gobel)2(+53) historical person (SCHMITGEN, Gobel) - scene ~ historical person(SCHMITGEN, Gobel) (SCHMITGEN, Gobel) (+ half-length portrait)

Secondary

• 73D343 Judas hanging himself
• 73DD652 Christ on the cross; only scenes following the crucifixion added - DD - the three crosses
• 73D82(NAILS) nails ~ instruments of the Passion
• 73D82(SHROUD) shroud ~ instruments of the Passion
• 73D82(SPONGE) single instruments of the Passion (SPONGE)
• 73D82(TONGS) single instruments of the Passion (TONGS)
• 25H213 river
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'