The Lamentation
The Met
Artist: Ludovico Mazzolino(Italian, Ferrara ca. 1480–after 1528 Ferrara)
Date: ca. 1514–16
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Patrick Matthiesen and The Matthiesen Gallery, in honor of Keith Christiansen, 2014
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Figures gathered around a man on a slab, with a landscape, distant crosses, and a town
Detailed Description
A group of figures gathers around a man lying on a slab in the foreground, set against a landscape background. The central figure, a pale-skinned man with a bare torso and a white cloth draped around his hips, lies horizontally on a white slab. He wears a crown of thorns, and small red marks are visible on his hands and feet. To his left, a young man with light brown hair and a halo, dressed in a dark tunic and a red cloak, stands with his hands clasped in front of him, looking down. Next to him, an older bearded man in a dark brown robe supports the man's back with his arm. To the right of the man on the slab, a woman with a white turban on her head looks down at him. Below her, another woman in a white veil and dark robe also looks down. Further right, a woman in a green and yellow hooded garment leans over, while another woman in a dark red dress looks towards the man on the slab. In the lower right corner, a figure in a dark blue and red garment lies on the ground, with their head resting on the lap of another woman. The background features a rolling landscape under a cloudy sky that transitions from light blue to darker gray. On the far left, three crosses stand on a distant hill, with small figures on horseback visible below them. In the middle ground, a dark tree rises, and a path leads towards a fortified town with a prominent castle-like building on a hill. Distant mountains are visible on the far right horizon.
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