The Lamentation (Mourning of Christ), 1305-6
This is one of the most moving pieces. My heart aches and cries to see this grieving mother stare into the lifeless eyes of her Son. See the mother, see his friends, see the angels.
The tree that stands leafless, watching, perhaps symbolizes the the Tree of Knowledge and origiona sin. Notice, Jesus Christ, suspended between heaven and earth, a broken yet dignified body, broken for you and me.
Come see His hands and His feet,
The scars that speak of sacrifice,
Hand that flung stars into space,
To cruel nails surrendered.
Yet, while there is great sorrow, Sunday is coming...
What Sister Wendy said about this artist:
"Everyone who saw 'The Lamentation of Christ' on the chapel walls would have known the story well - that Jesus died on the cross and that a profound sorrow ensued. Giotto took that intellectual conviction and made it throb in the nerves." Sister Wendy
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