This large altarpiece connects the themes of Christ's atonement, the lamentation of the Virgin and John the Evangelist with the narration of the Passion using symbols. The comparison with the same subject in the painting by Niccolo di Pietro Gerini shows Lorenzo Monaco's more modern use of pictorial language. Lorenzo's work is characterized by a narrative that is more human in tone and presents an image of the tomb enhanced by decoration inspired by ancient sarcophagi, a prelude to humanistic culture. Description provided by museum.