Lamentation before the dead Christ, Juan Correa de Vivar, circa 1550

The work represents the moment when the dead body of jesus christ is taken down from the cross and collected at the foot of it by the virgin mary, saint john the evangelist and saint mary magdalene. In the background appear joseph of arimathea, nicodemus and one of the holy women. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1550. Dimensions: height: 123 cm (48.4 in); width: 92 cm (36.2 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Jesus. Collection: Museo del Prado. El Descendimiento, por Juan Correa de Vivar