The dead body of Christ rests in the womb of Mary, on the steps of the tomb. Beside her the weeping Mary Magdalene and behind her John in praying position. Beneath the image four lines of verse in Latin, Lamentation of Christ Mary by the Corpse of Christ, print maker: Michael Sweerts, (mentioned on object), after: Michael Sweerts, (mentioned on object), 1643 - 1661, paper, etching, engraving, h 287 mm × w 346 mm.
The dead body of Christ rests in the womb of Mary, on the steps of the tomb. Beside her the weeping Mary Magdalene and behind her John in praying position. Beneath the image four lines of verse in Latin, Lamentation of Christ Mary by the Corpse of Christ, print maker: Michael Sweerts, (mentioned on object), after: Michael Sweerts, (mentioned on object), 1643 - 1661, paper, etching, engraving, h 287 mm × w 346 mm