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Christ's body is lowered onto the stone of unction, supported by Nicodemus and John, while the three Marys grieve above in a tight pyramidal composition.
Significance
Considered Caravaggio's most perfectly composed altarpiece. Rubens copied it in Rome, and it influenced Géricault's Raft of the Medusa two centuries later.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
300 cm × 203 cm
Location
Vatican Museums, Vatican City