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

Albrecht Altdorfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man lying on the ground with his legs stretched out. The man on the ground has no clothes on and has blood coming from his side. The head of the man on the ground tilts back and to the right. Another man sits on the right and holds a cloth to the side of the man on the ground. The man on the left kneels and supports the head of the man on the ground with his right hand under the neck. The man on the left wears a long robe and a head covering. Behind the men is a tree trunk on the right, trees and mountains in the background. The sky has clouds and horizontal lines. The border is black. The image is in a vertical rectangle shape.

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622 × 893 px
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