Mourning of the Marys over the Dead Christ (detail)Niccolò Dell' Arca · 1462

  • Art movementLate Gothic
  • Creation date1462
  • MuseumSanta Maria della Vita

Niccolò Dell' Arca (1438 – 1494)

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Santa Maria della Vita (Bologna, Italy)

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About this artwork

  • Title: Mourning of the Marys over the Dead Christ (detail)
  • Artist: Niccolò Dell' Arca
  • Year: 1462
  • Format: Portrait
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Where to see it: Santa Maria della Vita
  • Movement: Late Gothic
  • Creative period: Early Renaissance
  • Keywords: art masterpiece, sculpture analysis, detailed wood carving
  • Color intensity: Monochromatic

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"Mourning of the Marys over the Dead Christ (detail)" by Niccolò Dell' Arca was created in 1462.

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The author of "Mourning of the Marys over the Dead Christ (detail)" is Niccolò Dell' Arca, and the work is dated 1462.

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Niccolò Dell' Arca was 24 years old when creating "Mourning of the Marys over the Dead Christ (detail)" in 1462. The age is computed from the artist's birth year, 1438.

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The copyright status of "Mourning of the Marys over the Dead Christ (detail)" - in the public domain - its copyright has expired - follows from the artist's death in 1494.

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