The Lamentation
ca. 1475
Medium
Engraving
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mortimer L. Schiff Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.48.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Lamentation*, a engraving by the enigmatic Master IAM of Zw, created around 1475. This Northern Renaissance artist, identified only by his monogram and ties to the Dutch city of Zwolle, captures the timeless Christian scene of Christ's body mourned by the Virgin Mary saints, and followers—evident in the work's tags of men, women, and lamentation Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it was acquired in 1925 through the L. Schiff Fund. Engravings like this were revolutionary in the late 15th century, as they allowed intricate designs to be reprod...
About the Artist
Master IAM of Zwolle (Netherlandish) · 1465 –1495
Netherlandish, active ca. 1470–95