Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Bellini, Florence)
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Artist | Giovanni Bellini |
Year | 1500 |
Medium | tempera on panel |
Dimensions | 74 cm × 118 cm (29 in × 46 in) |
Location | Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence |
Lamentation over the Dead Christ is a c.1500 tempera on panel painting by Giovanni Bellini.[1] It is in chiaroscuro and may have been intended as a studio exemplar for his pupils or the uncompleted underdrawing of a full painting. It was given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany by doge Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo in return for a gold, diamond and pietra dura snuffbox. The Grand Duke later gave it to the Uffizi Gallery on 22 October 1798; it is still in its collection.
Bibliography
- Mariolina Olivari, Giovanni Bellini, in AA.VV., Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2007. ISBN 888117099X