The Lamentation of Christ (recto and verso)

Museum record 244909: The Lamentation of Christ (recto and verso) by Polidoro da Caravaggio. A verified entry point for discovery.

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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…