Lamentation of Christ (Heemskerck)

Lamentation of Christ
Artist Maarten van Heemskerck
Year ca. 1540
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 78.5 cm × 67.5 cm (30.9 in × 26.6 in)
Location Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest

Lamentation of Christ is a circa 1540 panel painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Maarten van Heemskerck in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.[1]

The panel shows the lamentation of Christ with Christ in the arms of Joseph of Arimathea with his mother supported by John and Mary Magdalene at his feet. He lies on the cold stone with the crown of thorns and the salve pot below his feet. The painting was gifted on the occasion of the museum's opening in 1916 by Marcell Nemes.

The painting was restored in 2007 when several more figures were revealed behind the main group.[2]

The painting is typical of Heemskerck's style after his return from Italy, showing his tendency to crowd figures to fill the space. It formed part of an exhibition of paintings from Haarlem held by the Budapest museum at the Frans Hals Museum in 2016.[3]

References

  1. ↑ De bewening, ca. 1540 in the RKD
  2. ↑ Spectacular Restoration of a Maerten Van Heemskerck Lamentation of Christ in Budapest on codart, 30 November 2007
  3. ↑ Dutch Old Masters from Budapest on museum website
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