Antwerp School, circa 1540
The Lamentation of Christ, circa 1540
Oil on panel
37 x 27 cm
Private collection
The Lamentation of Christ is a very common
subject in Christian art from the High Middle Ages to the Baroque. After Jesus
was crucified, his body was removed from the cross and his friends mourned over
his body. This event has been depicted by many different artists.
Lamentation works are very often included in
cycles of the Life of Christ, and also form the subject of many individual
works. One specific type of Lamentation depicts only Jesus' mother Mary
cradling his body. These are known as Pietà (Italian for "pity") More
The Lamentation of Christ
The Antwerp School is a term for the
artists active in Antwerp, first during the 16th century when the city was the
economic center of the Low Countries, and then during the 17th century when it
became the artistic stronghold of the Flemish Baroque under Peter Paul Rubens.
Antwerp took over from Bruges as the main trading and
commercial center of the Low Countries around 1500. Painters, artists and
craftsmen joined the Guild of Saint Luke, which educated apprentices and
guaranteed quality. More Ecole Anversoise
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