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Dramatic painting of a crucifixion scene under a stormy sky, with mourners gathered around a body in the foreground and Christ on a central cross.

The lamentation over the dead Christ

Dark painted scene of a crucifixion hill under a stormy sky: a nude figure of Christ hangs on a central cross, and a ladder leans against a second cross at left. Mourners kneel around a pale body stretched across the foreground, lit by warm light against shadowy figures and a distant city.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1635
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3364 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1635; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El lamento sobre el Cristo muerto

Escena pintada en tonos oscuros de una colina de crucifixión bajo un cielo tormentoso: una figura desnuda de Cristo cuelga de una cruz central, y una escalera se apoya en una segunda cruz a la izquierda. Los dolientes se arrodillan alrededor de un cuerpo pálido extendido en primer plano, iluminado por una luz cálida frente a figuras sombrías y una ciudad lejana.

Português: O lamento sobre o Cristo morto

Cena pintada em tons escuros de uma colina de crucificação sob um céu tempestuoso: uma figura nua de Cristo pende de uma cruz central, e uma escada se apoia em uma segunda cruz à esquerda. Enlutados se ajoelham ao redor de um corpo pálido estendido em primeiro plano, iluminado por uma luz quente contra figuras sombrias e uma cidade distante.

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