Deposition after van der Weyden

Van der Weyden explores all degrees and kinds of grief, from the controlled and grave anguish of St. John on the left to the anguished abandonment of Mary Magdalene on the right. The extravagance of emotion never escapes the artist’s control, and we are swept into a beautiful and terrible experience.

• Mixed media drawing with gold leaf
• 21" x 16"