The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop

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Christian devotional image Netherlandish painting painting

The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop is a 15th-century Netherlandish devotional painting depicting the mourning over Christ’s body, produced in the style and under the influence of the master Rogier van der Weyden.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lamentation of Christ in art	1
The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop canonical	1
workshop of Rogier van der Weyden	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4862298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop
Context triple: [Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, notableWorkHeld, The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop]

A. The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden)
The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden) is a renowned 15th-century Netherlandish altarpiece depicting Christ’s body being lowered from the cross, celebrated for its emotional intensity, intricate composition, and meticulous detail.
B. Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century polyptych painting renowned as one of the masterpieces of Northern Renaissance art.
C. Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a renowned early 16th-century polyptych by Matthias Grünewald, celebrated for its intense, emotionally charged depictions of the Crucifixion and scenes of suffering and redemption.
D. The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
E. Polyptych of the Misericordia
The Polyptych of the Misericordia is a 15th-century multi-panel altarpiece by Piero della Francesca, renowned for its serene Madonna della Misericordia and early use of Renaissance spatial clarity and monumental form.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop
Target entity description: The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop is a 15th-century Netherlandish devotional painting depicting the mourning over Christ’s body, produced in the style and under the influence of the master Rogier van der Weyden.

A. The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden)
The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden) is a renowned 15th-century Netherlandish altarpiece depicting Christ’s body being lowered from the cross, celebrated for its emotional intensity, intricate composition, and meticulous detail.
B. Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century polyptych painting renowned as one of the masterpieces of Northern Renaissance art.
C. Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a renowned early 16th-century polyptych by Matthias Grünewald, celebrated for its intense, emotionally charged depictions of the Crucifixion and scenes of suffering and redemption.
D. The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
E. Polyptych of the Misericordia
The Polyptych of the Misericordia is a 15th-century multi-panel altarpiece by Piero della Francesca, renowned for its serene Madonna della Misericordia and early use of Renaissance spatial clarity and monumental form.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian devotional image ⓘ Netherlandish painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artisticSchool	Rogier van der Weyden school ⓘ linked to: Rogier van der Weyden
artStyle	detailed realism ⓘ emotional expressiveness ⓘ
basedOn	compositions by Rogier van der Weyden ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Netherlands ⓘ
creator	workshop of Rogier van der Weyden ⓘ linked to: The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop
culture	Netherlandish ⓘ
depicts	Lamentation of Christ ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist ⓘ linked to: Apostle John Virgin Mary ⓘ dead body of Christ ⓘ mourning over Christ ⓘ other mourners of Christ ⓘ
depictsEventFrom	Gospel accounts of the Passion ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
function	private devotion ⓘ
genre	devotional painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ
iconographicTheme	Pietà-type composition ⓘ
influencedBy	Rogier van der Weyden ⓘ
mainSubject	Jesus Christ ⓘ Lamentation ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ
movement	Early Netherlandish painting ⓘ linked to: Flemish Primitives art
religion	Christianity ⓘ
subjectHeading	Lamentation of Christ in art ⓘ linked to: The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop
timePeriod	15th century ⓘ
usesSupport	panel ⓘ
usesTechnique	oil painting ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston → notableWorkHeld → The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop ⓘ

The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop → creator → workshop of Rogier van der Weyden ⓘ

linked to: The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop

The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop → subjectHeading → Lamentation of Christ in art ⓘ