MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: The Lamentation of Christ

✦ MICHELANGELO Buonarroti

🖼 The Lamentation of Christ, 1523-25

◈ Red chalk, partially over a drawing in black chalk

⊞ 320 × 249 cm

▣ Graphische Sammlung Albertina

◎ Vienna, Austria

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Tender grief unfolds as mourners cradle Christ's lifeless body in soft, flowing lines. Michelangelo captures profound sorrow through intimate human connection, establishing the Lamentation as a cornerstone of Renaissance devotional art and emotional intensity.

Michelangelo

Frank Zöllner

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