DUCCIO di Buoninsegna
(b. ca. 1255, Siena, d. 1319, Siena)

Burial

1308-11
Tempera on wood, 50,5 x 53,5 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

The same characters appear in the Burial as in the Crucifixion (of the three women, the one with the blue garment is missing), all leaning over Christ's body. Joseph arranges the shroud, John gently lifts Christ's head, Mary kisses him for the last time. Only Mary Magdalene expresses her despair emotionally, lifting both her arms to heaven.