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The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb (and detail, lower) 30.5 cm × 200 cm. Kunstmuseum Basel. The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb, sometimes referred to as Dead Christ, is an oil and tempera on limewood painting created by the German artist and printmaker Hans Holbein the Younger between 1520 and 1522.
The dead Christ is at the center of the painting in a seated position. He is supported on the side by an expressive Madonna and Saint John the Baptist . On the left, Mary Magdalene and Joseph of Arimthea are both recognizable.
The Lamentation of Christ is a topic in Christian religious art, especially popular in the High Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, which depicts the moment of mourning following the Crucifixion and lowering of Christ's body from the cross. Mantegna's variant includes some aspects commonly associated with the scene, including the ...
The Lord's Supper is a sacrament of our redemption by Christ's death. To those who rightly, worthily, and with faith receive it, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Christ; and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. The supper is also a sign of the love and unity that Christians have among themselves.
The Lamentation of Christ is part of the cycle of the Life of Christ. After Jesus was crucified his remains were removed from the cross and his friends mourned over his body. One specific type of Lamentation depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Christ; popularly known as the Pietà (Italian for "pity").
The Lamentation of Christ [1] is a very common subject in Christian art from the High Middle Ages to the Baroque. [2] After Jesus was crucified, his body was removed from the cross and his friends mourned over his body. This event has been depicted by many different artists.
Annibale Carracci, The Dead Christ Mourned, c. 1604. 92.8 cm × 103.2 cm (36.5 in × 40.6 in).Oil canvas. National Gallery, London.. The Dead Christ Mourned (also known as Lamentation of Christ, Pietà with the Three Marys, or The Three Marys) is an oil painting on canvas of c. 1604 by Annibale Carracci. [1]
The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath.This event is described in the New Testament.According to the canonical gospel narratives, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the Sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea; [2] according to Acts 13:28–29, he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole". [3]