Art, literature & history
Lamentation
c. 1515–17
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- woodcut
- Collection no.
- 1936.666
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Hans Baldung. Lamentation. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Lamentation — Hans Baldung. c. 1515–17.
Medium: woodcut. Dimensions: .
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Baldung's originality is evident in Lamentation, one of his most expressive and deeply moving works. Every element—radical foreshortening, compressed figures in exaggerated poses, the abruptly truncated top of the composition, even the frenzy of Mary Magdalene's cascading curls—intensifies the expression of grief. The low point of view projects instruments of the Passion into the spectator's space, making one a participant in this anguished drama.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.