Figures Man of Sorrows (Geertgen tot Sint Jans)



detail angel overcome grief


christ stands in tomb, stone sarcophagus. entire body lacerated , deformed wounds sustained during flogging. yet not dead, in earlier depictions. eyes stare directly @ viewer, device identified panofsky referring biblical text behold have suffered you; have suffered me . gesture earlier identified art historian alois riegl evoking external unity christ s gaze becomes 1 viewer s world. art historian wouter slob writes christ s expression confronts contemporary viewer consequences of sinning; blood, splashing panel, flows because of guilt. despite christ s apparent agony, animated, half-standing, half-kneeling pose in sarcophagus seems reference resurrection. may equally descending or our tomb.


to left, mary magdalene kneels in prayer. arms rest on sarcophagus, eyes downcast, plaintive expression study of grief. @ foot of cross, jesus mother, mary, laments arms folded, large drops of tears pour down face. supported john evangelist head , hands visible, wiping tears of hand. angels dressed in white robes, eyes swollen tears, carry remaining arma christi, including lance, holy sponge , 3 nails cross.








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