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GHIRLANDAIO, Domenico: Madonna of Mercy and Lamentation

🖼 Madonna of Mercy and Lamentation, c. 1472
Fresco
Florence, Italy

Soft brushwork renders the Virgin's protective cloak sheltering kneeling figures below, while Christ's body lies mourned in delicate detail. This Florence altarpiece combines two devotional themes—divine mercy and grief—establishing Ghirlandaio's mastery of intimate religious narrative within monumental composition.

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