The Lamentation
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
34 7/8 x 20 1/4 in. (88.6 x 51.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.26
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Lamentation*, a moving oil-on-wood panel by the enigmatic Master of the Virgin amonggins, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's European Paintings departmentacquired through the Rogers Fund in 1926). This scene captures the raw grief following Christ's crucifixion, with the Virgin Mary, Saint the Evangelist, and Magdalene tenderly mourning the Savior's lifeless body. Measuring 34⅞ × 20¼ inches, the intimate scale draws viewers into the sorrowful tableau, evoking profound empathy through the figures' expressive poses and downcast gazes. Painted in oil on wood—a medium prized ...