Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Descent from the Cross before 1443 Oil on panel, 204.5 x 261.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Descent from the Cross was painted for the Chapel of Our Lady Outside the Walls at Leuven, which…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Man of Sorrows in the arms of the Virgin 1475 Oil and gold leaf on wood panel, 27.4 × 19.9 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Lamentation over the Dead Christ c.1640 Oil on canvas, 115.5 × 207.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Christ’s dead body is laid out across the entrance to a cave, his head resting on Mary’s…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Tizio (Tityus) 1632 Oil on canvas, 227 × 301 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Tityus, the son of Jupiter and Elara, appears chained to the boulder in Tartarus while an eagle eternally devours his liver. The Giant received…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Pietà 1633 Oil on canvas, 157 × 210 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The present canvas is signed and dated “Jusepe de Ribera español 1633” on the stone at the lower right corner, a formula used by the artist…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Pietà (The Lamentation over the Dead Christ) early 1620s Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 181 cm National Gallery, London Ribera captures the moment when Christ’s lifeless body is laid out after it has been brought down from the…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Lamentation over the Dead Christ 1601–1602 Oil on canvas, 180 x 136 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma While in the past this Lamentation over the Dead Christ was ascribed to Antoon Van Dyck, today critics agree that it…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Cristo Redentore benedicente (Christ the Redeemer blessing) c.1505–1506 Oil on panel, 31.5 x 25.5 cm Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia The painting was one of the first purchases made by Paolo Tosio, who had recently begun to build his collection.…
Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Pietà (The Dead Christ Mourned by Nicodemus and Two Angels) c.1500 Oil on panel, 17.5 x 33.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Masaccio (1401-1428) Crocefissione (Crucifixion) 1426 Tempera on wood, 83 x 63.5 cm Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli