The Lamentation, ca. 1490?1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool, silk, and gilt wefts, Overall: 44 x 81 1/4in. (111. 8 x 206. 4cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The long horizontal format of this tapestry suggests that it was originally conceived for a church altar. It presents Jesus? followers gathered around his body, a subject especially appropriate for an altar