hans holbeinthe body of the dead christ in the tomb 1521
andrea mantegnathe lamentation over the dead christ c. 1490
dostoyevsky said after viewing hans holbein's the body of the dead christ in the tomb, one might lose their faith and proceeded to write the idiot. that holbein's painting was so visceral then (and still is), is quite wonderful. paintings of - beauty, melancholia, love and otherworldliness.
giovanni bellinidead christ supported by the madonna and st john (pietà) 1455
giovanni bellinidead christ in the sepulchre (pietà) c. 1460
giovanni bellinidead christ supported by the madonna and st john (pietà) 1460
giovanni bellinidead christ supported by angels (pietà) c. 1474
giovanni bellinipietà 1505
sandro botticellilamentation over the dead christ with saints c. 1490
vittore carpacciothe dead christ c. 1520
enguerrand charontonpietà de villeneuve-lès-avignon (detail) c. 1460
petrus christusthe lamentation 1455-60
albrecht durerlamentation for christ 1500-03
albrecht durerlamentation for the dead christ 1495-98
albrecht durerdeposition (no. 13) 1512
jean fouquetpietà c. 1445
hugo van der goesdeposition diptych (small deposition, left wing) c. 1480
hans memlingthe virgin showing the man of sorrows 1475 or 1479
antonello da messinathe dead christ supported by an angel 1475-78
luis de moralespietà 1560s
luca signorellilamentation over the dead christ (detail) 1502
michel sittowpietà c. 1500
rogier van der weydenjoseph of arimathea supporting the dead christ 1435