The Lamentation

Orazio Borgianni

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Lamentation by Orazio Borgianni: A black and white drawing of a man lying on a flat surface surrounded by three people. The central figure is a nude man with long hair and a beard lying on his side on a flat surface with his right leg bent at the knee; his right arm rests on the surface and his left arm hangs off the side; a bowl and a hammer and nails are on the surface beside him. Three people surround him; on his right is a woman wearing a head covering and a long dress; on his left, a man with a beard wearing a hat and on his right is a half-clad woman; she holds the man's wrist. The scene is set against a backdrop with lines suggesting trees. The bottom of the image contains a block of cursive writing.