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Pietà (The Dead Christ Mourned by Nicodemus and Two Angels)

Filippino Lippi · c. 1500

Palette

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Artist

Filippino Lippi
1457–1504

Date

c. 1500

Type

Painting

Medium

oil (and possibly tempera) on panel

Size

painted surface: 17.5 x 33.3 cm (6 7/8 x 13 1/8 in.)

Place

Italian

Period

15th century

Themes

Bible stories and saints

Main colour

Gold & ochre · lightness 38, colourfulness 14

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1504: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1575. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules