Lament over the Dead Christ (Veronese)

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Lament over the Dead Christ (c. 1548) by Paolo Veronese

Lament over the Dead Christ is a c.1548 oil on canvas painting by Paolo Veronese, now in the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona. [1]

It was commissioned by Hieronymite monks for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and completed in 1548, the same year as Bevilacqua-Lazise Altarpiece (now in the same museum). A 19th century copy of Lament now hangs in the church of San Massimo all'Adige in Venice. [2]

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References

  1. "Catalogue entry" (in Italian).
  2. "Lamentation over the Dead Christ".