Lament over the Dead Christ (Previtali)
Lament over the Dead Christ is a 1524 or 1525 oil on canvas painting by
One of the artist's last works, it was painted after his return to his birthplace of Bergamo, a phase during which he was heavily influenced by Albrecht Dürer, Albrecht Altdorfer and other German art, as also seen in The Crossing of the Red Sea and Crucifixion.[1] It is considered one of his most intense paintings.[2] It seems to be linked with the recited mystery plays popular at the time of its production[1] as well as the work of the same title by Previtali's friend Lorenzo Lotto in Sant'Alessandro in Colonna, also in Bergamo - Lotto and Previtali's studios were next-door to each other near the church of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco, enabling them to compare and study each other's work.[3]
References
- ^ a b (in Italian) Mauro Zanchi, Andrea Previtali il colore prospettico di maniera belliniana, Ferrari Editrice, 2001, p 57-58.
- ^ "Antonio Mazzotta, "Compianto sul Cristo morto", in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana" (in Italian).
- ^ "Antonio Mazzotta, 'Andrea Previtali', L'Eco di Bergamo-Museo Bernareggi" (in Italian).
Bibliography
- Mauro Zanchi (2001). Andrea Previtali il colore prospettico di maniera belliniana (in Italian). Ferrari Editrice.
- Antonia Abbatista Finocchiaro (2001). La pittura bergamasca nella prima decina del cinquecento (in Italian). La Rivista di Bergamo.
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