Die Beweinung Christi
Anthonis van Dyck (1599-1641)

Die Beweinung Christi,

um 1628 - 1630
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
108,7 x 149,3 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Department
Flämische Malerei
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
606
Acquisition
1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Anthonis van Dyck, Die Beweinung Christi, um 1628 - 1630, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/53470Jpx9e (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
For this depiction of the ‘Lamentation of Christ’ in a horizontal format Van Dyck was able to draw not only on the older Netherlandish pictorial tradition but also on contemporary developments in Italy. Here, the sacrifice of Christ and the mourning over him are the focus of attention with the intention of instructing the viewer in a mental and emotional understanding of the Passion, in keeping with measures propagated during the Counter-Reformation. An inscription on the reverse of the painting shows the probable date it was created: 1634.

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