Jacob Jordaens
, Flemish, 1593-1678
Title
The PietàDatec.1650
MediumBlack chalk, watercolour, gouache and graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.1 x 23.9 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1902
Object numberNGI.2445
DescriptionThis modello or compositional study relates to a painting of c.1650 now in the Kunsthalle, Hamburg. Although this is a small drawing, Jordaens, a Flemish artist, manages to convey the deep distress of the figures who have just taken Christ’s body down from the cross. The dramatic attitudes express great sorrow and disbelief, while the awkward pose of Christ’s body is clearly that of a corpse.Inscriptionlower centre (in ink): Jordaens
on verso (in ink): Jordaens
ProvenancePurchased, P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1902Exhibition HistoryCentenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October - December 1964
Drawings from the National Gallery of Ireland, Wildenstein, London/New York, 1967