Jean Fouquet (France, c. 1420–1481) Pietà de Nouans-les-Fontaines oil on canvas 168 × 259 cm. Painted towards 1460-1465 Called Pietà when it's actually the moment when Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus lay Christ's body on the Virgin's lap. Fouquet's largest painting (168 × 259 cm), yet little known to the general public, this is a work ...