ANGELICO, Fra
(b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma)

Lamentation over Christ

1436-41
Tempera and gold on panel, 109 x 166 cm
Museo di San Marco, Florence

The Lamentation was made for the Dominican confraternity's oratory, the façade of which was painted with scenes from the Passion of Christ. It portrayed the loving compassion of the Virgin, Mary Magdalene, and other saints as they mourned the death of Jesus and prepared him for the grave.

The bottom of the painting is damaged.