 Painted late in the painter's youth, it shows strong similarities to the central panel of Paolo Caylina the Younger's "Deposition Altarpiece" from around the same time, though there are also notable differences in their use of colour, such as the brighter and clearer colours used by Moretto.Some of the elements reused by Moretto in "Lament" also recurred later in his oeuvre and so the work gives a clear idea of Moretto's training and education as an artist.No records survive of its commissioner and original location.