Why it matters
Fra Angelico painted the Lamentation over the dead Christ for the Compagnia di Santa Maria della Croce al Tempio. The confraternity that commissioned it accompanied condemned prisoners to the scaffold and buried them afterwards.
Did you know?
- It is dated 1436 or 1440; the date MIIIXXXX may be hidden on the Virgin's cloak.
- Fra Angelico was paid 18 lire and 8 soldi for it.
- The pious Villana de' Botti and Saint Dominic appear in the scene.
Based on the Wikipedia article Croce al Tempio Lamentation (CC BY-SA 4.0).
