Artwork
Klagende aus einer Beweinung Christi (Kopie nach)
Klagende aus einer Beweinung Christi (Kopie nach) is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Hans Memling. It dates from 1494 and is held in the collection of the São Paulo Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
This oil painting, a copy after Hans Memling, depicts a somber scene of five women in a landscape. Created in 1494, it is associated with the Northern Renaissance movement and is now held at the São Paulo Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The women, dressed in dark clothing and headscarves, display sorrowful expressions and postures, suggesting a scene of mourning, likely related to the Lamentation of Christ.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of oil paint achieves a sense of depth and texture, while the somber color palette and solemn figures convey a sense of gravity.
Artist & collection
Artist
Hans Memling was a German-Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting.
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Bestattung der hl. Katharina
The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee
The Holy Women and Saint John at Golgotha
The Holy Women on their Way to Golgotha
Sacred conversation
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Pietà
The Descent from the Cross
Lamentation
The Mourning of Christ
Mary as the Mother of Mercy
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother