The Lamentation, ca. 1450, Oil on wood, Overall 10 1/8 x 14 in. ( x cm); painted surface 10 x 13 3/4 in. ( x

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The Lamentation, ca. 1450, Oil on wood, Overall 10 1/8 x 14 in. ( x cm); painted surface 10 x 13 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Intended for private devotion, this emotionally charged painting depicts the Lamentation according to the Gospel of John. It includes both Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who lift Christ’s dead body by his head and feet, while Mary Magdalen and John reach forward to support the swooning Virgin

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Size: 5358px × 3845px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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