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Gallery 353, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Lamentation

Early 1570s
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Spanish (born Crete, active Italy and Spain), 1541–1614)
El Greco was born in the Venetian territory of Crete and trained in Venice before moving to Rome. There he encountered the work of Michelangelo, whose influence is visible in the composition of this Lamentation. After leaving Rome, El Greco lived and worked in Spain, where he painted most of his masterpieces.

Gallery 353, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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