The Lamentation, from The Life of Christ
Hans Schäufelein
ca. 1511–12
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 5/16 in. (23.2 × 16 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Accession Number
24.28.7
Tags
ChristVirgin MaryCrossLamentation
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein · 1480–1540
Hans Schäufelein (c. 1480–c. 1540) was a German painter and graphic artist of the Northern Renaissance whose career placed him at the heart of one of the most dynamic artistic environments in European history. As a young man, he entered the workshop of Albrecht Dürer in Nuremberg, an experience that proved decisive: Dürer's meticulous approach to draughtsmanship, his mastery of printmaking, and hi...