The Lamentation
Object type: Painting
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: Italian
Artist: Master of the Codex of Saint George
Artist bio: Italian, active Florence, ca. 1315–35
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1330–35
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Overall: 18 x 11 3/4 in. (45.7 x 29.8 cm)
Painted surface: 15 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (39.7 x 27 cm)
Classification: Paintings-Panels
Geography: Made in   probably Avignon France  
Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 1961
Accession year: 1961
Tags: Christ|Virgin Mary|Saint John the Evangelist|Mary Magdalene|Lamentation|Saints