Mater Dolorosa (Mourning Virgin)
A seated carved wooden figure of the Virgin with a gilded, ornate crown and pale ivory-toned face, her hands clasped at her chest beneath a richly patterned, gold-highlighted mantle. She rests on a cloud-like rocky base against a plain gray backdrop, with painted surfaces showing wear and gilding.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Wood with pigments, gilding, ivory and silver
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2978 × 3722 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art and Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard Gifts, in honor of Brooke Astor's one-hundredth birthday, 2002
Español: Mater Dolorosa (Virgen Dolorosa), escultura policromada del siglo XVIII
Figura tallada en madera, sentada, de la Virgen con una corona dorada y ornamentada y un rostro pálido de tono marfil, con las manos juntas sobre el pecho. Descansa sobre una base rocosa con forma de nube, ante un fondo gris liso; las superficies pintadas muestran desgaste y dorado.
Português: Mater Dolorosa (Virgem Dolorosa), escultura policromada do século XVIII
Figura de madeira esculpida, sentada, da Virgem com uma coroa dourada e ornamentada e um rosto pálido de tom marfim, com as mãos juntas sobre o peito. Repousa sobre uma base rochosa em forma de nuvem, diante de um fundo cinza liso; as superfícies pintadas mostram desgaste e douramento.