Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Framed Plaque with the Lamentation of Christ
ca. 1600 (Renaissance)
gilded copper, wood, silver
The subject of Christ’s followers grieving over his death was popular for images of private devotion: it encouraged the viewer to join in the emotional experience. The features of the frame—black with small ornaments in silver—are consistent with a dating to about the same period as the plaque. Therefore, this presentation gives an idea of how other such plaques might originally have been hung, in a bedroom, for example.
Measurements
Framed, H: 8 7/16 × W: 9 7/16 × D: 1 in. (21.5 × 24 × 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
53.66