The body of Christ rests in the arms of the Virgin who, almost in profile to the left, raises her eyes to heaven. On the left of the composition, the weeping Magdalene contemplates the body of the Lord.This canvas is an extremely important contribution to our knowledge of its author and of Sevillian painting of his time as well. In this work, Nuñez de Villavicencio shows himself to be completely estranged from the aesthetics and technique of Murillo, and validates some of the historical c