Who painted The Lamentation?

Orazio Borgianni painted The Lamentation in 1615.

What Bible passage does The Lamentation depict?

The Lamentation depicts the biblical scene from Matthew 27:54.

Where is The Lamentation located?

The Lamentation is housed at Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Via Benedetto Fortini 30, Florence.

The Lamentation by Orazio Borgianni

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The Lamentation seems to have been Borgianni's favourite subject in his final years. There are at least four painted versions and a signed etching dated 1615. In these compositions there are either two or three mourners (as in the present version). Among the iconographic precedents of the painting, the link with Mantegna's Lamentation over the Dead Christ is evident.

Details

Artist: Orazio Borgianni
Created: c. 1615
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimension: 90cm × 74cm
Passage: Matthew 27:54
Housed at: Fondazione Roberto Longhi Via Benedetto Fortini 30, Florence

Found in: Matthew, Matthew 27, 17th century, Lamentation

Matthew 27:54

54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

Matthew 27:54 · World English Bible

The artist

Orazio Borgianni

1575 - 1616

Rome

Orazio Borgianni (6 April 1574 – 14 January 1616) was an Italian painter and etcher of the Mannerist and early-Baroque periods. He was the stepbrother of the sculptor and architect Giulio Lasso.