Artwork
The mourning over the dead Christ
The mourning over the dead Christ is an oil painting by the Early Renaissance artist Raffaellino del Garbo. It is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the Lamentation of Christ, a devotional subject showing the mourning over the dead body of Jesus Christ following the Crucifixion.
The painting depicts the Lamentation of Christ, a devotional subject showing the mourning over the dead body of Jesus Christ following the Crucifixion. As a work of religious art, it belongs to the broader iconographic tradition of the Lamentation, in which figures gather to grieve the deceased Christ, a scene rooted in the Gospel accounts of his entombment and frequently treated in Italian Renaissance painting as an occasion for contemplation of his sacrifice.
The work is classified as religious painting and is specifically identified through its main subject as the Lamentation of Christ, with Jesus Christ named as the figure depicted. Set within this devotional framework, the image would have functioned as an aid to meditation on the Passion, inviting viewers to participate emotionally in the mourning over Christ's death.
Technique & Style
The Mourning over the Dead Christ is executed in oil paint applied to a wooden panel support. Created in 1500 by Raffaellino del Garbo, the work measures 187 cm in height and 197 cm in width. As a religious painting classified within the genre of religious art, it depicts the Lamentation of Christ.
The piece is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
History & Provenance
The painting The Mourning over the Dead Christ was created by Raffaellino del Garbo in 1500. Executed in oil on panel, the work depicts the Lamentation of Christ and measures 187 cm in height by 197 cm in width. It is currently held within the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
The specific commission details and the chain of ownership prior to its arrival at the museum are not documented in the provided sources.
The work is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
It is catalogued under the inventory number 1949/1.
The painting has been exhibited in the Bavarian State Painting Collections exhibitions in 1951 and 1975.
The work was acquired by the Bavarian State Painting Collections in 1949.
The work was displayed in the exhibition "Renaissance Paintings from Southern Germany" at the Alte Pinakothek in 1975.
Overview
The Mourning over the Dead Christ is a painting created by Raffaellino del Garbo in 1500 using oil paint.
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