A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris in front of the Sopetrán Lamentation, c. 1480, painted and gilded wood, 210.8 x 123.2 x 34.3 cm, originally part of an altarpiece at the Benedictine monastery at Sopetrán, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (The Cloisters)
Additional resources
Read about this sculpture on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website
Read about the Renaissance in Spain
Learn more about the expanding the renaissance initiative
Learn more about polychomed wooden sculpture in Spain by watching a video about Alonso Berruguete
