The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Group
ca. 1495-1500 (made)
ca. 1495-1500 (made)
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The Dead Christ supported on the lap of the Virgin, his head supported by St John the Evangelist and his feet by St Mary Magdalen. The group is closely related to another formerly in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, and both seem to derive from a composition painted by Perugino (after 1450-1523) for the church of San Giusto in about 1494-95 (now in the Uffizi, Florence).
The group was formerly ascribed to Giovanni dell Robbia's workshop.
The group was formerly ascribed to Giovanni dell Robbia's workshop.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Title | The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Group, terracotta, the Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Pietà), Italy (Florence), ca.1495-1500 |
| Physical description | In the centre of the group the seated Virgin, with right hand raised, holds up the left arm of Christ, whose body rests horizontally on her lap. The head of Christ is supported by St. John the Evangelist, kneeling on the left on his right knee, and gazing outwards at the spectator. On the right St. Mary Magdalen, with right hand on her breast, gazes downwards at the feet of Christ which she supports on her left palm. |
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| Gallery label | The Dead Christ supported on the lap of the Virgin, his head supported by St John the Evangelist and his feet by St Mary Magdalen. The group is closely related to another formerly in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, and both seem to derive from a composition painted by Perugino (after 1450-1523) for the church of San Giusto in about 1494-95 (now in the Uffizi, Florence). |
| Object history | Purchased in Florence (Gagliardi, £150). |
| Historical context | The group is related to one with the same subject formerly in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin. Both find their closest point of reference within the oevre of Giovanni della Robbia in the foreground figures of the Lamentation altarpieces in the Museo Nazionale (Bargello), Florence and in the Gardner Museum, Boston. The closest analogy for the particular composition in painting is in a Lamentation by Perugino in the Accademia, Florence (ca. 1493). |
| Production | The group was formerly ascribed to Giovanni della Robbia's workshop. |
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| Summary | The Dead Christ supported on the lap of the Virgin, his head supported by St John the Evangelist and his feet by St Mary Magdalen. The group is closely related to another formerly in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, and both seem to derive from a composition painted by Perugino (after 1450-1523) for the church of San Giusto in about 1494-95 (now in the Uffizi, Florence). The group was formerly ascribed to Giovanni dell Robbia's workshop. |
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| Accession number | 8882:1-1863 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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