Deposition (Bellini) Explained

Deposition
Other Title 1:Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Artist:Giovanni Bellini
Year:1515–16
Height Metric:444
Width Metric:312
Museum:Gallerie dell'Accademia
City:Venice
Medium:oil on canvas

Deposition or Lamentation over the Dead Christ is a painting by Giovanni Bellini and his workshop, dating to 1515–16 and thus one of his last works. It measures 4.44 m by 3.12 m and is in oils on canvas. It was commissioned for the Santa Maria dei Servi church in Venice, which is now demolished; it is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in that city.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wga.hu/html_m/b/bellini/giovanni/1510-/209depos.html WGA entry