This is a compartment of an altarpiece depicting Christ as the Man of Sorrows. It shows the upper body of Jesus, slightly tilted and turned to the right, emerging from the tomb. He has a long head of hair whose locks fall onto his shoulders and a crown of thorns on his head. The rictus of the face is severe. His languid and sorrowful gaze is due to the characteristic half-open slit-eyes. The iris is large and brownish with a small black spot forming the pupil. He has an elongated nose and barely prominent cheekbones, unlike the chin. The mouth, small, with not too fleshy lips.

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