Lamentation Over the Dead

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Roy Adkins
on February 19, 2006
in Art and Photography
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This is an idea I have been thinking about for a while. I’m not sure how most people are going to react; it seems like the average christian is much more comfortable with a painting depicting Christ, than a photo. Anyway, I attempted to recreate Andrea Mantegna’s “The Lamentation Over the Dead Christ” à la Cindy Sherman style.
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I would love to hear criticism and opinions . . .

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  1. 1 rebekah
    February 19, 2006 at 8:47 am

    YO! I love this ALOT!
    I think you are onto something..what others are you planning in this series?
    i like its historical reference, the varied audience and feelings it will inspire, the conversations it can spark and the look of it is really sweet..its modern in a certain way yet so old and that contrast makes me want to look longer..until i figure out why that is..
    cool..want to hear more!

  2. 2 Polly
    February 19, 2006 at 3:19 pm

    it makes me feel uncomfortable, but i don’t mean that in a bad way. i’m having to view christ in a different manner, and it somewhat makes me think of Lincoln, actually. its that bedframe. it looks to human, makes me think of a dying man taken to a bed to lie and die which makes me think of lincoln. pretty good. I also cant help but study the faces in the photo.

  3. 3 Dr. Wagner
    February 20, 2006 at 11:50 am

    What a great concept. I love it. Looks really good. I love the wounds and the fact that everyone has the same face! Nice. Well done. Are you plaining to do any more?

  4. 4 Kathleen
    February 20, 2006 at 11:55 am

    I think you’ve got something quite seriously good going here!

  5. 5 Fred
    February 21, 2006 at 8:15 am

    Hey Wah! The pictures are awesome as usual! Very nice! I recognize the bed!

    Good job keep it up!

  6. 6 Polly
    February 26, 2006 at 10:31 pm

    oh, and uh…has jesus been working out? he’s kinda badass lookin.

  7. 7 April Fool
    March 5, 2006 at 12:26 pm

    I really like the photo, although there are two things that distract me. First, the bedframe. It would be more stark if you were “laid out” on a slab. Mantegna’s piece copies that, with even having the feet hang off the end of the bed, and I think it would add to the starkness of the setting. Second, I think I would find it more striking if there was a sepia wash. I don’t say that in the technical sense, but just that the first painting has a stronger yellow overtone, similar to the paleness, yellowness of death. Although the stark blue cast also has that hue, I think a golden caste would make it so much more life-like as to be disturbing. The blue undertone allows you to distance yourself a bit more.

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