Explore the History of this artwork, Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Bellini, Florence).
The incomplete painting may have been intended as a reference image for Bellini's workshop or an underdrawing for a full painting. It was given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany by doge Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo in return for a pietra dura snuffbox, decorated with gold and gems. Later, the Grand Duke gave tempera painting to the Uffizi Gallery on 22 October 1798, where it is still on display.  
Critics have generally agreed that the painting was executed around the peak of Bellini's career, around the turn of the 16th century.
Uffizi Uffizi Gallery pietra dura Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo