Christ Died, 1520 (tempera on canvas)

Christ Died (Cristo morto), by Vittore Carpaccio, 1520, 16th Century Whole artwork view. Christ, in the centre of the scene, is represented as a slender, male figure lying down on a bench; he has his hips covered by a thin white cover, his eyes are closed and his hands on his stomach; at the base of the catafalque and all around are scattered bones and skulls; an old man with long, grey hair - Saint Job - leaning against a tree attends to the scene; on the righr, the Virgin falling prey to the sorrw is susteined by Mary the Magdalene and Saint John the Baptist, faced backwards; on the left, open sepulchres and a group of men