Fall of Man and Lamentation (Vienna diptych)
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Fall of Man and Lamentation (Vienna diptych) is a late 15th-century devotional diptych by Hugo van der Goes that juxtaposes the biblical scenes of Adam and Eve’s fall with the mourning over Christ’s body, emphasizing themes of sin and redemption.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious painting
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devotional diptych ⓘ panel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | Burgundian Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | example of Hugo van der Goes’s mature style ⓘ |
| artworkType | diptych ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo van der Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Flemish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adam
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Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ Fall of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamentation over the Dead Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Mourning over Christ’s body ⓘ Original sin ⓘ Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| function |
aid to meditation on Christ’s Passion
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didactic illustration of doctrine of redemption ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical painting
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devotional art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fall of Man panel
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Lamentation panel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
Eve and Virgin Mary typology
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typological pairing of Adam and Christ ⓘ |
| inception | late 15th century ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Early Netherlandish painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictorialTradition | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | private devotion ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| support | wooden panels ⓘ |
| theme |
Passion of Christ
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contrast between Fall and Redemption ⓘ redemption ⓘ salvation ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| visualStrategy | juxtaposition of Old and New Testament scenes ⓘ |
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