Name/Title
Lamentation over ChristEntry/Object ID
0752Description
"Lamentation over Christ"
Illustrates the Bible passage, "Joseph of Arimathea...took courage and went to Pilate, and he asked for the body of Jesus. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph" Mark 15:43,45
Excerpt from 1972 Berkeley University Art Museum catalog entry by Jane Dillenberger:
"In this painting, the wounded body of Christ is given maximum exposure. The wound in Christ's side is traditionally portrayed on the right side of his torso, whereas Haidt consistently placed it on the left...The weeping Magdalene in the foreground is enormous in contrast to Mary who supports Christ's arm. These strange disjunctions of space and size combine with the insistent crescent of the massive body of Christ, lending expressive power to the painting."Acquisition
Accession
752Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
John Valentine HaidtDate made
1754 - 1761Notes
Also noted as circa 1760Dimensions
Dimension Notes
29'' x 33''Conservation
Notes
Restoration funded by Robert J. DeshProvenance
Notes
The painting hung in the Moravian Brothers' House in NazarethGeneral Notes
Note
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