Lamentation of Christ (Dürer, Nuremberg)
Painting by Albrecht Dürer, c.1498 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lamentation of Christ is an oil-on-panel painting of the common subject of the Lamentation of Christ attributed to German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, executed around 1498 and now in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum of Nuremberg, Germany.
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Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
Year | c. 1498 |
Medium | Oil on panel |
Dimensions | 150 cm × 120 cm (59 in × 47 in) |
Location | Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg |
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The work was executed for the family chapel of Karl Holzschuher in the church of Sankt Johannis in Nuremberg. Dürer's monogram can be seen in the corner of Jesus' white shroud, but it is commonly considered to be apocryphal.