History painting, oil on canvas, mounted on stretcher, church painting, "Lamentation of Christ", 2nd half 18th century, two canvases were joined together due to their size, Jesus on the cross is depicted exactly above the intersection, dome-shaped top, heavily damaged, loss of color, canvas inscribed on the reverse "Franz Bernhard Fröhlich Pfarrer 1774", Franz Bernhard Fröhlich (1725 Marktoberdorf - unknown) was active as pastor in Oberfinning from 1757-1791 and probably commissioned the work, monumental, 167 cm x 114 cm, without frame (please note shipping instructions)

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