Man of Sorrows

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Man of Sorrows is a Christian devotional image type depicting the suffering Christ, typically emphasizing his wounds and sorrowful expression to inspire piety and contemplation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian devotional image type
iconographic motif
associatedWith Passion of Christ
devotional practice
category Christian iconography
Passion iconography
images of Jesus
depicts Jesus Christ
the suffering Christ
developedIn late Middle Ages
emphasizes the sorrowful expression of Christ
the wounds of Christ
function aid to affective devotion
visual focus for prayer
iconographicFeature Christ often shown with crossed arms
Christ shown after the Crucifixion
Christ sometimes shown in the tomb or on its edge
Christ sometimes supported by angels
blood and suffering
crown of thorns
displayed wounds of Christ
half-length or bust-length figure of Christ
influenced later Western devotional imagery of Christ’s Passion
influencedBy mystical and affective piety movements
languageOfName English
nameRefersTo title of Christ in Isaiah 53
popularIn Renaissance religious art
late medieval Europe
purpose to encourage contemplation
to inspire piety
relatedConcept Ecce Homo
Pietà
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalAllusion Isaiah 53:3
theologicalTheme compassion with Christ’s Passion
meditation on Christ’s wounds
redemptive suffering of Christ
usedIn altarpieces
icons
manuscript illumination
panel painting
prints
private devotion
public church imagery

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Lamentation of Christ relatedMotif Man of Sorrows
Crowning with Thorns iconographicAttributeOf Man of Sorrows
this entity surface form: Christ the King in suffering
Wieskirche, Bavaria dedicatedTo Man of Sorrows
this entity surface form: Christ the Scourged Saviour
Christ in Majesty contrastedWith Man of Sorrows