De Bewening van Christus
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
The lifeless body of Christ rests on the lap of his mother Mary. She is surrounded by a group of faithful followers, including the Apostle John at the left behind her. The sculptural ensemble was part of a large, now lost Passion altarpiece from the Southern Netherlands. Typically, sculptures from that area were made of walnut and featured a dramatic emotionalism.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-1974-1
What it shows
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
