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The Lamentation

A work made of engraving, printed in black, on off-white laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving, printed in black, on off-white laid paper.

Date:

c. 1480

Artist:

Israhel van Meckenem the Younger
German, c. 1440/45-1503

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Israhel van Meckenem, the younger

Title

The Lamentation

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality)

Date

1475–1485

Medium

Engraving, printed in black, on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 21.3 × 14.9 cm (8 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet trimmed within platemark: 22.4 × 15.1 cm (8 7/8 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1956.831

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