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
devotional diptych
panel painting
artHistoricalContext Burgundian Netherlands
artHistoricalSignificance example of Hugo van der Goes’s mature style
artworkType diptych
countryOfOrigin Flanders
creator Hugo van der Goes
creatorNationality Flemish
depicts Adam
Eve
Fall of Man
linked to: The Fall of Man

Jesus Christ
Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Mourning over Christ’s body
Original sin
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
Virgin Mary
function aid to meditation on Christ’s Passion
didactic illustration of doctrine of redemption
genre biblical painting
devotional art
hasPart Fall of Man panel
Lamentation panel
iconography Eve and Virgin Mary typology
typological pairing of Adam and Christ
inception late 15th century
medium oil paint
movement Early Netherlandish painting
period Late Middle Ages
pictorialTradition Northern Renaissance
purpose private devotion
religion Christianity
support wooden panels
theme Passion of Christ
contrast between Fall and Redemption
redemption
salvation
sin
visualStrategy juxtaposition of Old and New Testament scenes

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Hugo van der Goes notableWork Fall of Man and Lamentation (Vienna diptych)