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The Lamentation of Christ
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The Lamentation of Christ

Hercules Segers · c. 1630 - c. 1633 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Segers meticulously followed a woodcut by Hans Baldung Grien from around 1515 for this poignant depiction. He built up the composition using different tones, rather than lines, as in the woodcut.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printChrist's body lying on the ground
Credit lineDe bewening van Christus. c. 1630 - c. 1633. Hercules Segers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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