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NELLI, Plautilla (b. 1523, Firenze, d. 1588, Firenze) |
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Lamentation-Oil on panel, 288 x 192 cm Museo di San Marco, Florence | |
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This painting is the best known work of the artist. Originally it was on the altar of the church at the Florentine convent of Santa Caterina, where Nelli lived as a nun and served repeatedly as abbess. The composition derives from Fra Bartolomeo's Lamentation (1511-12), but she included two additional women next to the Virgin. All figures are highly emotional. | |
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