This sculpture is a rectangular relief depicting a group of people surrounding a central man who appears to be seated or reclining. The central man has a prominent beard and his torso is bare, while the surrounding people are clothed in long robes. Some have long hair or beards. They look at each other or towards the man on the ground. One of the people on the left seems to offer support or assistance to the central man. The people in the sculpture are captured in various poses, with a sense of movement expressed through their draped garments and varied positions. In the upper left part of…
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The Lamentation

sculptor Emilian 16th Century

c. 1560

Medium
bronze
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall: 19.8 x 15 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.) gross weight: 808 gr
Culture
Emilian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Widener Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions nudity. How works are placed

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