The lamentation of the dead Christ who is supported by the Virgin Mary and surrounded by other figures
Marcantonio Raimondi|Anonymous
ca. 1520–60
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in. (21.0 x 16.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of James Clark McGuire, 1930
Accession Number
31.54.716
Tags
ChristVirgin MaryMenWomenDeath
About the Artist
Marcantonio Raimondi|Anonymous · 1475–1534
Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480–1534), born near Bologna, Italy, emerged as one of the Renaissance's premier engravers, revolutionizing printmaking through his mastery of reproductive techniques. He trained in the workshop of the goldsmith, painter, and niellist Francesco Francia, whose influence is evident in his early engravings, such as the goldsmith-like shading in *Pyramus and Thisbe* (1505), h...