This painting is one of many examples of the Mantegna's mastery of perspective. He experimented with this new invention a lot, for example by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. The artist probably made this painting for his personal funerary chapel - it was found in his studio after his death.
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
tempera on canvas • 68 x 81 cm
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Andrea Mantegna