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Lamentation

Jacques Callot

1610

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Religious Lamentation of Christ

Dominant colour

Lamentation is a 1610 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1610 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

Jacques Callot’s *Lamentation* shows a crowd around a dead Christ. The figures are thin, twisted lines. Mary holds Jesus in a dark cave. This isn’t a painting—it’s an engraving. Callot used cross-hatching to shade the scene. The lines are tiny but precise. See how the light falls on Jesus’ body? Look for the folds in Mary’s robe. Then check out another Callot, Jacques.