Lamentation
Relief
Second half 15th century (sculpted), ca. 1889 (cast)
Second half 15th century (sculpted), ca. 1889 (cast)
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| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lamentation (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster cast, lamentation, after terracotta original by Andrea del Verrocchio, Italy, cast. ca. 1889 |
| 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. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Berlin Museum in 1889 for 6s |
| Historical context | 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. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1889-97 |
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| Record created | December 7, 1999 |
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