Name/Title
Lamentation over the Body of ChristEntry/Object ID
0745Description
"Lamentation over the Body of Christ" or "At the Foot of the Cross"
Illustrates the bible passage, ""Joseph of Arimathea, … went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph." Mark 15: 43-45.
Jesus' body has been removed from the cross. Mary Magdalene kisses his feet. The grieving apostle John and Mary, Jesus' mother, gather near the body, supporting the head and holding the removed crown of thorns. The removed nails lay on the earth in the foreground. Blood issues from the five wounds of the crucifixion and from the cuts on his head made by the crown of thorns.
This is one of six paintings Haidt made dealing with the death and resurrection of Christ, for the Saal in the Manor House in Nazareth. MHS has all six in the collection, " Christ in Gethsemane", "Christ Scourged", "The Crucifixion", "Adoration of the Shepherds", and "Thomas Doubting".Acquisition
Accession
745Source or Donor
Board of Trustees, Nazareth CongregationAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
John Valentine HaidtDate made
1754 - 1774Dimensions
Height
40-1/2 inWidth
51 inConservation
Notes
Restoration funded by Nazareth Jr. Women's ClubGeneral Notes
Note
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