The lamentation over the dead Christ
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 8 7/8 x 6 13/16 in. (22.5 x 17.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(96)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Lamentation over the Christ*, a poignant etching created around 1545–50 by Schiavone (Andreaola), after a design by the Mannerist master Parmigianino (Giamo Francesco Maria Mazzola Measuring 8 7/8 x 6 13/16 inches, this intimate print captures the timeless biblical scene of sorrowful women mourning the lifeless body of Christ, a motif central to Christian art that evokes deep empathy and spiritual reflection. Etching, a revolutionary printmaking technique of the 16th century, allowed artists like Schiavone—a Venetian Mannerist influenced by Parmigianino's elegant, elongated forms—...
About the Artist
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) · 1510–1563
Andrea Schiavone, born Andrea Meldolla around 1510 or 1515 in Zara (modern Zadar, Croatia), in Venetian-ruled Dalmatia, hailed from a family rooted in Meldola near Forlì in Romagna, Emilia-Romagna. His father, Simon Meldolla, served as a garrison commander there, and both parents originated from Meldola, where the family held property into the early 16th century. Nicknamed "Schiavone"—"the Slav"—a...