Question

The painting called Dead Christ focuses the viewer’s attention on ________.

Answer 1

The answer that best completes the statement above is this: "the immediacy of Christ's body and the fact that he is no longer alive." The painting Dead Christ was actually painted by the artist Andrea Mantegna. This is also known as Lamentation of Christ. Basically, it is painting of Jesus Christ lying on a marble slab and beside him who are weeping are St. John and Virgin Mary, His mother.