Title of Art: Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Artist: Giotto di Steffani Giottino
Date of Composition: 1360-1365
Art Form: Painting
Exhibit Institution: Le Gallerie degli Uffizi (The Uffizi)
Exhibit Location: Florence, Italy
VM Image #: 0038
Photographer: Shala Graham
Date of Photograph: July 1, 2023
Event: Deposition
Subjects: Mary, mother of God; Mary Magdalene
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A group gathered around lifeless Jesus, including Mary (dark blue veil) and Mary Magdalene (red veil, long hair). The 14th century painting by Giottino portrays two patrons, a nun, a girl, with St. Benedict resting a hand on the nun's head, and St. Remigius's hand on the girl's head (he also holds a crozier). Originally displayed in the Church of St. Remigio, the painting entered the Uffizi in 1851.
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