The Lamentation of Christ (recto and verso)

<p>This two-sided sheet features variations on the subject of the Lamentation of Christ, the period of mourning over Christ’s body after his crucifixion and before his resurrection. The drawing’s most finished side is divided into three scenes. The dead Christ is mourned by his followers at center. His tomb is prepared for his burial at left, and the bodies of the good and bad thieves—the two thieves who were crucified alongside Christ—are carried away at upper right. The sheet’s less-finished side contains a variation on the lamentation scene on the drawing’s front.</p> <p>Although he was influenced by his master, Raphael, Polidoro later adopted a style of drawing in pen and ink characterized by reduced forms made of agitated strokes and rapid hatching, as seen here.</p>

Catalogue

Year
1527
Dimensions
17.5 × 23.7 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Artist

Polidoro da Caravaggio
Polidoro da Caravaggio

Drawing

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio

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