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Lamentation of Christ
Artist	Quentin Matsys
Year	1511
Location	Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp

Lamentation of Christ is a 1511 painting created by the Flemish artist Quentin Matsys for the carpenters' guild in Antwerp Cathedral, where it still hangs.

The work is a triptych, with a central panel showing the Lamentation and side panels show the martyrdom of John the Evangelist and Salome presenting John the Baptist's head to Herod - the two Johns are the two patron saints of carpenters.

References

1. Els Maréchal; Leen de Jong (1990). The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. Crédit Communal.
2. Patrick de Rynck (7 December 2004). How to read a painting: lessons from the old masters. H.N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-5576-9.
3. "Massys, Quinten". Museo Nacional del Prado (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
4. Rynck, Patrick de (2005). Cómo leer la pintura : entender y disfrutar los grandes maestros, de Duccio a Goya (in Spanish). Beltrán, Jordi. Barcelona: Random House Mondadari. pp. 118–119. ISBN 8481563889. OCLC 62207052.

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