Lamentation. unknown c. 1490-1505 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3'8" x W 6'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: ); wool, silk & metallic thread; wool, silk & metallic thread (gilt, weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Sold at the American Art Association, New York (James A. Garland sale), 3/19-20, 1909, no. 127. George Blumenthal coll., 1909. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by George Blumenthal, 1941. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Christ, without crown of thorns, is supported by Virgin Mary assisted
Lamentation. unknown c. 1490-1505 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3'8" x W 6'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: ); wool, silk & metallic thread; wool, silk & metallic thread (gilt, weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Sold at the American Art Association, New York (James A. Garland sale), 3/19-20, 1909, no. 127. George Blumenthal coll., 1909. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by George Blumenthal, 1941. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Christ, without crown of thorns, is supported by Virgin Mary assisted by St. John the Evangelist; others present include St. Mary Magdalene with clasped hands (L), & Joseph of Arimathaea holding 3 nails from cross (R); landscape & buildings visible beyond figures (BRD) band of floral motifs Dossal or antependium. Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries (1993), 278-284, cat. 17 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: "Lamentation" St. Louis Museum of Art (Cavallo, fig. 116)
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