Lamentation over the Dead Christ
ArtistCircle of
Rembrandt van Rijn
(Dutch, 1606 – 1669)
Datec. 1650
CultureDutch
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
ProvenanceMarquess of Abercorn (at least by 1836); Duke of Abercorn, Baron's Court, Ireland in 1899; on loan to Dublin National Gallery around 1880; with Forbes and Paterson, London; Comtesse de Bearn, Paris; Comtesse de Behague, Paris; sale, Christie's, London, May 28, 1929 (no. 76 as The Descent from the Cross); purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN252
The painting shows the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and others, weeping over Christ’s dead body after the Crucifixion. Rembrandt is universally acclaimed as the greatest master painter of the Dutch Golden Age. The signature at bottom center is probably a later addition to a work made in the artist’s studio. It is possible that it a collaborative work, with different apprentices and associates painting different parts of the picture. The differences in handling in the faces support this idea.
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DimensionsFramed: 86 1/2 × 90 1/2 × 6 in. (219.7 × 229.9 × 15.2 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 14, Wall South
Image: 71 1/8 × 78 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (180.7 × 199.5 × 3 cm)
