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Lamentation of Christ
1300 – 1600

The Renaissance

Europe's rebirth of realism and beauty.

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Three giveaways that tell you what you're looking at — even for a painting you've never seen. Each detail below is magnified from the work named beside it.
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Perspective, proudly shown. Tiled floors and coffered ceilings converge to one point — the new trick, and they want you to notice.

detail from Holy Trinity — Masaccio
detail of Holy Trinity ⤢
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Sculptural weight. Bodies stand with weight on one leg, modelled like carved stone with real volume.

detail from The Birth of Venus — Sandro Botticelli
detail of The Birth of Venus ⤢
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Crisp and jewel-bright. Hard contours, even daylight, and clean tempera colour with no smoky edges.

detail from The Arnolfini Portrait — Jan van Eyck
detail of The Arnolfini Portrait ⤢
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The works

10 paintings in this chapter.

Lamentation of Christ boss
Lamentation of Christ
Giotto · c. 1305
Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity
Masaccio · c. 1427
The Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece
Jan van Eyck · 1432
The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck · 1434
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross
Rogier van der Weyden · c. 1435
The Annunciation (Fra Angelico)
The Annunciation (Fra Angelico)
Fra Angelico · c. 1435
The Battle of San Romano
The Battle of San Romano
Paolo Uccello · c. 1440
The Annunciation (Leonardo)
The Annunciation (Leonardo)
Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1472
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Andrea Mantegna · c. 1480
Primavera
Primavera
Sandro Botticelli · c. 1482