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| Petrus Christus The Lamentation ca. 1455-60 oil on panel Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels |
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| Jean Hey (Master of Moulins) Christ carrying the Cross (fragment with the Mourning Virgin) ca. 1500-1505 oil on panel Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Jean Hey (Master of Moulins) Christ carrying the Cross (fragment with St John the Evangelist) ca. 1500-1505 oil on panel Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Gerard David Polittico della Cervara Angel of the Annunciation ca. 1506-1510 oil on panel Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Gerard David Polittico della Cervara Virgin Annunciate ca. 1506-1510 oil on panel Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Gerard David Polittico della Cervara The Crucifixion ca. 1506-1510 oil on panel Palazzo Bianco, Genoa |
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| Master of Delft Triptych with Scenes from the Passion ca. 1510 tempera and oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Master of Delft Triptych with Scenes from the Passion (detail) ca. 1510 tempera and oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Jan Gossaert Adoration of the Magi (detail with Angels) ca. 1510-15 oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Jan Gossaert Adoration of the Magi (detail with Virgin and Child) ca. 1510-15 oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Jan Gossaert Adoration of the Magi (detail with pavement) ca. 1510-15 oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Jan Gossaert Adoration of the Magi (detail with Gift Bringer) ca. 1510-15 oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Anonymous Netherlandish Artist The Crucifixion ca. 1520 oil on panel Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
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| Anonymous Netherlandish Artist The Crucifixion (detail) ca. 1520 oil on panel Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
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| Anonymous Netherlandish Artist The Crucifixion (detail) ca. 1520 oil on panel Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
from Balm & Lamentation
Some things get special treatment ...
her head a succulent melon
her neck for example, a slope of
yearning ... warnings ... something dark
in that jar ...
unguent
winding bandages, shrouds for beautiful bodies
or useful equipment covered with ocher ... always red in rust ...
and hoisting those urgently dead
– Anne Waldman (2017)