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<object xmlns:xs="//www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><NoAIdisclaimer>[PLATZHALTERTEXT]Vervielfältigungen eines Werkes dieser Webseite für Text- und Data-Mining und damit insbesondere für das Training einer Künstlichen Intelligenz bleibt ausdrücklich vorbehalten (§ 42h Abs 6 UrhG).</NoAIdisclaimer><field label="PrimaryMedia" name="primaryMedia"><value>https://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/internal/media/dispatcher/19686/full</value></field><field label="Title" name="title"><value>The Weepers</value></field><field label="Date" name="displayDate"><value>c. 1895</value></field><field label="Dimensions" name="dimensions"><value>55,7 x 46,5 cm</value></field><field label="Medium" name="medium"><value>Oil on canvas</value></field><field label="Credit Line" name="creditline"><value>1939 Legat von Rudolf und Marie Goldscheid, Wien</value></field><field label="Inventory number" name="invno"><value>3679</value></field><field label="On View" name="onview"><value>0</value></field><field label="Description" name="description"><value>
The title of the work refers to the biblical Beatitudes, according to which Jesus promises comfort and hope to those who weep. In the upper-left corner of the image, we can observe from a distance how believers in the church profess their faith. On the right in the background, we see a glowing crucifix. It bears the inscription “Croyez! vous serez consolez!”, that is, “Believe, and you will find solace!”. In the foreground, we are confronted by haunting faces full of suffering and sorrow, trying to arouse our sympathy. Belgian painter Jef Leempoels, who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, repeatedly dealt with religious themes that he translated into unusual compositions, like the one found in this work.</value></field><field label="Genre" name="classification"><value>Painting</value></field><field label="Id" name="id"><value>10661914</value></field><field label="Source ID" name="sourceId"><value>2477</value></field><field name="media" mediaRecordID="19686" label="Media"><type>image/jpeg</type><license>In Copyright</license><mediaCopyright>Foto: Belvedere, Wien</mediaCopyright><value>https://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/internal/media/dispatcher/19686/full</value></field><field name="iiifManifest"><value>https://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/apis/iiif/presentation/v2/1-objects-2477/manifest</value></field></object>