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De graflegging (links), Maria, Johannes de Evangelist, Jozef van Arimatea, Nicodemus en de drie Maria's verlaten het graf (rechts)

Master of Affligem

1497

oil

panel

From the collection of Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Religious Lamentation of Christ

Dominant colour

De graflegging (links), Maria, Johannes de Evangelist, Jozef van Arimatea, Nicodemus en de drie Maria's verlaten het graf (rechts) is a 1497 oil by Master of Affligem, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Who painted this?: Master of Affligem
When & what style?: 1497 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

About this work

This painting shows a group of people gathered around a body on the ground. The person is wrapped in a white cloth, and there's a crown of thorns nearby. In the background, there are hills and trees, and a city in the distance. The colors are muted, with lots of browns and grays. The painting is quite detailed, with intricate folds in the clothing and textures in the landscape. To learn more about this style of painting, look up the technique of glazing.

About the artist

Artist

Master of Affligem

The Master of Affligem or Master of the Joseph Sequence (working c. 1470–1500) was an accomplished painter of the South Netherlandish school, apparently working in Brussels, whose name is not known, but whose hand can…

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