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Study of the Lamentation on the Dead Christ

Benjamin Westca. 1785

Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States

  • Title: Study of the Lamentation on the Dead Christ
  • Creator: Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
  • Creator Lifespan: 1738/1820
  • Creator Nationality: American, active in Britain (from 1763)
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date Created: ca. 1785
  • Physical Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (29.2 x 23.5 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: women, men, Christianity, shadows, grief, sorrow, son, mother, linen, costume, sheet, incense burner, study (visual work), religious and mythological subject, incense, smoke
  • External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
  • Medium: Oil on paper on panel
  • Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
  • Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Yale Center for British Art

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