The Lamentation
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Ludovico Carracci
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna 1555–1619 Bologna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1582
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 37 1/2 x 68 in. (95.3 x 172.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace and The Annenberg Foundation Gifts; Harris Brisbane Dick, Rogers, and Gwynne Andrews Funds; Pat and John Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fisch, and Jon and Barbara Landau Gifts; Gift of Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family; and Victor Wilbour Memorial, Marquand, The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment, and Charles B. Curtis Funds, 2000
Accession year: 2000
Tags: Lamentation|Virgin Mary|Christ|Mary Magdalene|Saint John the Evangelist