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Lamentation

1571 · Oil on panel

The Virgin and the mourners gather around the body of Christ in a small panel from El Greco's early years in Italy.

ArtistEEl Greco
MuseumPPhiladelphia Museum of Art
MovementMMannerism
LocationPhiladelphia, United States
Genrereligious art
Dimensions28.9 × 20 cm
SourceWikidata Q6075225

Why it matters

Painted just after El Greco arrived in Rome, this Pietà shows clear influence from Michelangelo, though its triangular composition is his own invention.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1571–1576.
  • A landscape appears in the background.
  • It is in the Hispanic Society of America.

Based on the Wikipedia article Pietà (El Greco) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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