Lamentation (c. 1515–17): Art, History and Details
Lamentation at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1515–17, woodcut. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lamentation (c. 1515–17) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Baldung's originality is evident in Lamentation, one of his most expressive and deeply moving works. Every element—radical foreshortening, compressed figures in exaggerated poses, the abruptly truncated top of the composition, even the frenzy of Mary Magdalene's cascading curls—intensifies the expression of grief. The low point of view projects instruments of the Passion into the spectator's space, making one a participant in this anguished drama.
Object facts
- Title: Lamentation
- Date: c. 1515–17
- Creator attribution: Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545)
- Culture: Germany
- Type: Print
- Technique: woodcut
- Collection: PR - Woodcut
- Department: Prints
- Accession number: 1936.666
Collection credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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