Lamentation of Christ is an oil painting created by Greek painter Nikolaos Kantounis.

His teachers were famous painters Ioannis Korais and Nikolaos Koutouzis He was a representative of the Heptanese School.

The Lamentation of Christ or Pietà was a popular theme adopted by the Cretan School.

Andreas Pavias and Nikolaos Tzafouris both featured works in the traditional Greek style.

Greek art began to evolve and integrate Venetian painting styles.

He was able to successfully maintain a workshop that emulated Renaissance Baroque-style oil paintings.

Kantounis and his contemporaries of the Heptanese school began to refine and develop the human anatomy.

Both Mantegna and Kantouni's paintings feature a realistic depiction of a dead Christ.

The flesh tones of the angels in Kantouni's painting allow viewers to distinguish the pale figure.