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The Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Statue
first half of 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

The group bears some relationship to the work of the Bolognese sculptress Properzia dei Rossi (d. 1530).


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Death
Object type
Statue
TitleThe Lamentation over the Dead Christ (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Group, terracotta, the Lamentation over the dead Christ, Italy, Emilian, middle of 16th century
Physical description
In the centre is the seated Virgin, head covered with a veil. She is supporting the dead body of Christ. To the right, touching the head of Christ with her right hand and supporting his left arm with her left, kneels St. Mary Magdalen, and to the left is St. John the Evangelist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.6cm
  • Width: 56.5cm (Note: Measurement taken during swaps to Blythe House)
Production
The group bears some relationship to the work of the Bolognese sculptress Properzia dei Rossi (d. 1530).
Subjects depicted
Jesus Christ
Mary Magdalen
Virgin Mary
St John the Evangelist
Summary
The group bears some relationship to the work of the Bolognese sculptress Properzia dei Rossi (d. 1530).
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 19
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 163
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text. Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, pp. 505, 506
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7358-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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