Lamentation of Christ (Matsys)

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Lamentation of Christ
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ArtistQuentin Matsys [1]
Year1511 [2]
Location Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp

Lamentation of Christ is a 1511 painting created by the Flemish artist Quentin Matsys for the carpenters' guild in Antwerp Cathedral, where it still hangs. [3]

The work is a triptych, with a central panel showing the Lamentation and side panels show the martyrdom of John the Evangelist and Salome presenting John the Baptist's head to Herod - the two Johns are the two patron saints of carpenters. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Els Maréchal; Leen de Jong (1990). The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. Crédit Communal.
  2. ↑ Patrick de Rynck (7 December 2004). How to read a painting: lessons from the old masters. H.N. Abrams. ISBN   978-0-8109-5576-9.
  3. ↑ "Massys, Quinten". Museo Nacional del Prado (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. ↑ Rynck, Patrick de (2005). Cómo leer la pintura : entender y disfrutar los grandes maestros, de Duccio a Goya (in Spanish). Beltrán, Jordi. Barcelona: Random House Mondadari. pp. 118–119. ISBN   8481563889. OCLC   62207052.
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