The lamentation over the dead Christ
(c. 1585-1586)
Medium
oil on wood panel
Measurements
88.0 × 102.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1966
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
About this work
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries this painting was ascribed to the Italian Mannerist painter Daniele da Volterra – a confusion that was perhaps created by the presence of the coat of arms of the Lisca da Volterra family (three shells dividedby a band), presumably the painting’s first owners, in the left-hand corner of the composition. Today, this meticulously composed panel is firmly attributed to Peter Candid, a Flemish-born painter and tapestry designer who worked in both Italy and Germany. It reflects both Candid’s early training and work in the Flemish tradition, as well as a strong influence of post-Renaissance Italian painting.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
1664-5
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
corpses (bodies) crucifixions deaths grief Jesus Christ (Christian character) Lamentation of Christ (New Testament narrative) mourners Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative)
Movements
Renaissance