Who painted “Lamentation of Christ”?

“Lamentation of Christ” was painted by Andrea Mantegna in 1483. Where to see it: Pinacoteca di Brera.

What to look for

Andrea Mantegna: figures carved like stone, sharp foreshortening, classical architecture and archaeological detail.

Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Wikipedia

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More by Andrea Mantegna

“Saint Sebastian”, 1460
“Death of the Virgin”, 1462
“Madonna della Vittoria”, 1495
“Parnassus”, 1475–1500
“Triumph of the Virtues”, 1487
“San Zeno Altarpiece”, 1460
“Saint Mark”, 1449
“Saint George”, 1460