The Lamentation
1614, Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Lamentation
This panel painting, which was created for private devotional use, focuses like a burning mirror on the Passion and the act of Christ’s redemption. The persons and objects are depicted with sensual differentiation and are intended to lead the viewer to a better understanding of the Passion story. This picture, which was painted with particular brilliance, is one of the few works by Rubens that he signed and dated.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Dated
1614
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) - GND
Material
oak wood
Dimensions
Overall: 40,3 cm × 52,5 cm × 0,5 cm
Framed: 55,5 cm × 67,5 cm × 5,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the outer left of the rock: P.P. RVBENS.F.I.6.I.4
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 515
Provenance
1638-1649 Hamilton Coll.; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm
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