Rembrandt van Rijn - The Lamentation over the Dead Christ 1635
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The Lamentation over the Dead Christ 1635
31x26cm oil on paper and pieces of canvas, mounted onto oak
National Gallery, London, UK
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From National Gallery, London:
The theme of the Lamentation is traditional, although it is not described in the Bible. It shows Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and others, weeping over his body after the Crucifixion. Rembrandt's picture is carefully constructed to connect with other episodes of the story of Christ's suffering and death. The two thieves remind us of the Crucifixion itself. The figures climbing down the ladders recall the Deposition, when Christ's body was brought down from the cross. The group of people on the right includes a man with a feathered hat, whose elegant dress may be meant to suggest Joseph of Arimathaea, who provided the tomb for the Entombment, the burial of Christ.