ENGEBRECHTSZ., Cornelis
(b. ca. 1462, Leiden, d. 1527, Leiden)

Lamentation Altarpiece

1510s
Oil on panel, 122 x 57 cm
Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden

This triptych - the central panel of which depicts the Lamentation over Christ - was commissioned by the convent Mariënpoel of the Augustine sisters. The side panels represent the donors.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 22 minutes):
Heinrich Schütz: Die sieben Worte am Kreuz SWV 478