Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Diogo de Contreiras

Lamentation over the dead christ painted in oil on wood representing a group that weeps over the body of the dead christ that occupies the entire base of the painting. St. John supports him, on the left, and st. Magdalene supports his feet on the opposite side. In the central group, two holy women support the fainting virgin. Above this group, a beautiful landscape opens up, with the painter's characteristic whitish backgrounds, where we see several characters close to calvary, on the left, and the city of jerusalem, on the opposite side, in the middle distance. Acquired by the national museum of ancient art at a cabral moncada auction. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Depicted People: Jesus. Collection: National Museum Frei Manuel do Cenáculo. Diogo de Contreiras - Lamentação sobre Cristo Morto