The Virgin Mary Swooning and The Descent from the Cross (fragment from a retable)

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Anonieme meester (sculptors)

Date

ca. 1450 - ca. 1500

Period

15th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Anonieme meester
Type walnut (wood)
Category sculpture (visual works)
Material walnut (wood) AAT
Dimensions 43 cm
Location Work on display
Object number 1914-EB
Description
Subject religious symbolism AAT
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass, public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass, Passion of Christ Iconclass, Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass, descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached) Iconclass, the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning Iconclass, Mary Kleophas, sister of the Virgin Mary, mother of James the Less ('Maria Jacobi'); possible attributes: jar of ointment Iconclass, weeping Iconclass, fainting, swooning Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-EB
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/683/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1914-EB
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