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Lamentation
Verrocchio, born 1435 - died 1488 - Enlarge image
Lamentation
- Object:
Plaster cast
- Place of origin:
Florence, Italy (sculpted)
- Date:
Second half 15th century (sculpted)
ca. 1889 (cast) - Artist/Maker:
Verrocchio, born 1435 - died 1488 (after, sculptor)
- Materials and Techniques:
Plaster cast
- Museum number:
REPRO.1889-97
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
The relief was of unpainted terracotta, much damaged at the top, with cracks running through it. This cast was taken from the terracotta original by Andrea del Verrocchio and was formerly in the Kaiser-Friedrich Museum, Berlin, destroyed by fire in 1945.
Place of Origin
Florence, Italy (sculpted)
Date
Second half 15th century (sculpted)
ca. 1889 (cast)
Artist/maker
Verrocchio, born 1435 - died 1488 (after, sculptor)
Materials and Techniques
Plaster cast
Dimensions
Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 43.5 cm
Object history note
Purchased from the Berlin Museum in 1889 for 6s
Historical context note
The relief was of unpainted terracotta, much damaged at the top, with cracks running through it. The subject matter of the Lamentation over the Dead Christ prior to His entombment indicates that this may have been the model for a relief destined for a funerary monument.
Descriptive line
Plaster cast, lamentation, after terracotta original by Andrea del Verrocchio, Italy, cast. ca. 1889
Materials
Plaster
Techniques
Cast
Subjects depicted
Jesus Christ; Death; Mourning
Categories
Sculpture; Christianity
Collection code
SCP
