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The Lamentation, ca. 1582, by Ludovico Carracci. Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace and The Annenberg Foundation Gifts; Harris Brisbane Dick, Rogers, and Gwynne Andrews Funds; Pat and John Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fisch, and Jon and Barbara Landau Gifts; Gift of Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family; and Victor Wilbour Memorial, Marquand, The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment, and Charles B. Curtis Funds, 2000 (2000.68)
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The picture treats the archetypal Christian subject about death with an immediacy that marks a new chapter in European painting. The figure of Christ is based on a posed model and placed close to the picture plane for the viewer's contemplation. The Virgin Mary is shown as a plain, middle-aged woman so that the viewer can fully identify with her grief.
Location: Gallery 30, European Paintings, second floor
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