1492 (ca.), Cima da Conegliano (Giambattista Cima), Pieta -- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
From the museum label: The idea of a close-up representation striking a distinctly dramatic pose derives from Giovanni Bellini's models. This painting by Cima is remarkable for the solid volumes and marked monumentality of its characters standing in the foreground and occupying most of the pictorial space. Christ's body, offered for viewers to contemplate, is held by the Virgin, Nicodemus, and Saint John the Baptist arranged in a semicircle. Mary of Clopas on the left and Mary Magdalene on the right complete the composition.
1492 (ca.), Cima da Conegliano (Giambattista Cima), Pieta -- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
From the museum label: The idea of a close-up representation striking a distinctly dramatic pose derives from Giovanni Bellini's models. This painting by Cima is remarkable for the solid volumes and marked monumentality of its characters standing in the foreground and occupying most of the pictorial space. Christ's body, offered for viewers to contemplate, is held by the Virgin, Nicodemus, and Saint John the Baptist arranged in a semicircle. Mary of Clopas on the left and Mary Magdalene on the right complete the composition.