The Lamentation (Certosa)

The artwork

In the Passion that Pontormo painted at the Certosa del Galluzzo, this is the scene of mourning, with the body of Christ just taken down from the cross. It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The body of Christ, taken down from the cross, and the figures mourning him, in an arched lunette.
• The arched shape looks good above a fireplace, a chest or a sideboard.
• A gift for Holy Week or for anyone who loves sacred art.

The Certosa del Galluzzo, founded in the fourteenth century by Niccolò Acciaioli on the hill south of Florence, is a monastery of monks who live in silence. Pontormo worked there between 1523 and 1525 and painted five lunettes with the stories of the Passion for the great cloister.

After the Agony in the Garden, the trial and the ascent to Calvary, the Lamentation is the moment when everything comes to a standstill around the body of Christ. The frescoes were detached from the wall in the twentieth century.

Today the Lamentation is on display at the exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, together with other lunettes from the same cycle, courtesy of the Archdiocese of Florence.

Above a fireplace or a chest, it brings the silence of the Certosa into your home. It is the gift for anyone who loves sacred art and the countryside around Florence.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)
Framed size: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass