Gerard David (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1523)
Lamentation over the Body of Christ
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Gerard David (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1523)c. 1500
Lamentation over the Body of Christ
Gerard David (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1523) →16th Centuryoil on paneloil paintings (visual works)
Date
c. 1500
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
55.1 × 62.8 cm (21 1/2 × 24 1/2 in.); Framed: 66.7 × 74.3 × 7.7 cm (26 1/4 × 29 1/4 × 3 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
This painting was once part of the Saint Anne Altarpiece, a series of 10 panels set within an architectural frame that hung behind a church’s altar. Gerard David and his workshop produced this large-scale project for export to Spain. In the scene here three key figures in Jesus’s life—the Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist, and Mary Magdalene—gracefully kneel over his crucified body with tears on their cheeks. This work was likely the central, lowest panel, positioned directly behind the altar to be reflected upon during the blessing of the Eucharist, reminding worshipers of Jesus’s bodily sacrifice on behalf of humanity.
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