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The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Lamentation beneath the Cross

Albrecht Altdorfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black-and-white woodcut of a scene with a man in a cloak standing over a prone figure, with another figure to the right. The standing man has a halo and holds the head of the prone figure in his hands. The prone figure is nude and appears to be dead or dying. The figure to the right is shirtless and appears to be mourning. The background shows a sky with clouds and a mountain range. A tree trunk is visible on the right side. The scene is framed by a border, and the image has a textured appearance. There are no people or objects in the immediate foreground beyond the figures. The overall scene appears to be a lamentation or mourning scene.

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626 × 893 px
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