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In the distance, three crosses stand on the summit of Calvary against the sky. The cross on the left seems to have been Christ’s as the bodies of the two thieves still hang on the other crosses. The way that the figures on the hill behind the Virgin are merely suggested is a remarkable example of Dosso’s dramatic handling of paint, and adds to the expressiveness of the grieving figures.
Title
Lamentation over the Body of Christ
Date
perhaps about 1510-20
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 36.5 x W 30.5 cm
Accession number
NG4032
Acquisition method
Sir Claude Phillips Bequest, 1924
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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