Man of Sorrows

noun

1. (in Christian exegesis) an appellation of Jesus Christ as the suffering Savior.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Man of Sorrows¹

First recorded in 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Alma’s limbs hang heavily, as if they had turned to lead, an image that mirrors Jesus as the Man of Sorrows and summons up visions of other grieving Black families.

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Sotheby’s describes “The Man of Sorrows” as a late work by Botticelli from about 1500, a period when, according to Giorgio Vasari’s 1550 “Lives of the Artists,” the Florentine painter fell under the influence of the fire-and-brimstone preaching of the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, becoming an adherent of the preacher’s sect.

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Now billed as a “seminal masterpiece” by the Italian renaissance master, Botticelli’s tempera-on-panel “The Man of Sorrows,” a solemn half-length depiction of the resurrected Christ, was the standout work in a 55-lot sale of old master paintings and sculpture Thursday.

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Comparing Thursday’s sale to the one last January, Fabrizio Moretti, director of the London-based old master dealership Moretti Fine Art Ltd., said that “The Man of Sorrows” was “very religious, introspective and powerful. The proportion of half the price is about right.”

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Hugo Nathan, a partner in the London-based art advisers Beaumont Nathan, said that he did not recommend “The Man of Sorrows” to his clients.

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