A Dirge Over His Body (Art no.5) by sandra46
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Description
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ is a sacred Christian subject which became popular since the 14th century and especially during the Renaissance. In it, Jesus is portrayed after his deposition from the cross, surrounded by various mourning characters. In the miracle plays on the Passion of Christ, this scene of Mourning is among the Deposition from the Cross and the Deposition in the Sepulchre. In sculpture the label identifies a group of statues, life size, with the body of Christ lying on the ground now marked by rigor mortis set in the middle of the scene and figures of bystanders arranged in a semicircle around it to obtain a clear theatrical effect, and thereby encourage the identification of the faithful in the tragic event. The production of these statuary groups, mostly carved from wood or molded in clay, is significant in France and some other European countries, but it is especially popular, along with the search for new modes of expression, in Northern Italy, in the area between the Piedmont, Eastern Lombardy, Emilia and Veneto. Many generous local donors sponsored such important works, in a cultural context of Franciscan spirituality. The tendency to decorate the churches with such groups, entrusting the execution to workshops of woodcarvers or potters lasts throughout the 15th century to the first three or four decades of the 16th century, then declining rapidly under the impetus of new tastes in art and new pedagogical functions entrusted to sacred art, but never disappears. Partly because of the humble medium with which they are made, highbrow critics ans art historians rarely if ever got interested in these witnesses of popular artistic taste, regarded as a naive expression of popular devotion, that, in the iconographic solutions adopted, closely recalled the ancient pagan ritual of keening. Only the last three decades of the 20th century have seen an increasing attention that led to the publication of a large number of essays and restoration efforts also related to museum exhibitions. In Piedmont, in the Duchy of Savoy, significant points of contact are detectable with the artistic production area of Burgundy. The statuary group of which this photo is a detail can be seen at the Civic Museum of Old Arts in Turin, Italy. It was carved by an unknown medieval Piedmont artist. I use the word artist in its widest meaning, since as I have already said, these people have been considered mere craftsmen for too long time.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (45)
claude19
SPLENDID shot about a wonderful sculpture ! Splendid story !
jayfar
Very moving image and info.
lyron
Excellent picture!!!
Minda
excellent image and great info sandra..
Faemike55
Wonderful information and great capture
durleybeachbum
'Mere Craftsmen'! HUH!! Wonderful to see, and a really interesting explanation! I loathe these pompous 'art' critics..Serota in particuar!
MOSKETON
MUY BUENA..
brycek
Wonderful shot and information!!
SIGMAWORLD
Interesting.
mgtcs
WOW....Another splendid shot, great information my dear, a marvelous photo!
jmb007
superbe photo!!
paul leatham
Thanks
prutzworks
cool shot and info
drifterlee
Awesome shot!!!!!!!
Richardphotos
outstanding sculpture and capture
Madbat
WEll....Critics have some of the strangest definitions of art I've noticed. I often wonder if they are making it all up as they go along to see who's following.
Miska7
Very nice shot and information! Really well done.
Kaartijer
Superb shot and postwork! PS I know they're super paid... the movie stars are paid even better...;)
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
wysiwig
Outstanding composition and detail. Wonderful history. Art is not merely technical excellence, it also involves emotion. It should contain something of the artist. This is superb art.
magnus073
This is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen, thank you so much for sharing it with us Sandra
jocko500
wonderful close up on this shot
Osper
Good write up and picture!!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent shot, well done...
bazza
Superb shot Sandra, very lovely and great info on this too. Well done!!!
Umbetro38
another beautiful work and absolutely worth seeing, a good start to the week, I wish you
renecyberdoc
i like this journey through the italian art great artists you always had. i can learn something here.lol. the greatest artsit at the moment in italy is dickhead silvio hehehehehe i might do a g20 summit series and show all these people with the nekkid butt lol.
mariogiannecchini
Bel particolare , ottimamente inquadrato!Sempre belle e interessanti le tue spiegazioni. Non e' tutto oro quello che riluce , cara Sandra. Sono due giorni che non ho il coraggio di uscire di casa per il caldo con umidità al 100%. Quando ho scattato le due ultime foto postate ( era domenica ) sono scappato a casa alle 9.30 , la temperatura era gia' a 33° in quell'ora .Stamani volevo provarci , ma ho rinunciato.Ciao , buona settimana.
erlandpil
Excellent picture erland
DananJaya_Chef
Love the info, really wonderful capture, Sandra. Well done.