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Ivory relief of a Lamentation: a cross with draped cloth above mourners gathered around a fallen figure at its base.

Lamentation Beneath the Cross, ivory relief

A carved ivory relief with an arched top shows a crucifix above a group of grieving figures at the foot of the cross. A draped cloth floats around the arms, and a seated woman in a veil supports a fallen body while others kneel and gesture nearby.

Artist
Adam Lenckhart
Date
1632
Medium
Ivory
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2882 × 3842 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1632).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923

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