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Rough terracotta sculpture of clustered, folded clay forms on an irregular base, set against a soft gray backdrop.

Pietà

A rough, unglazed terracotta sculpture rises from an irregular base, its surface built from thick, folded clay that forms clustered masses and hollows. Against a soft gray backdrop, the modeling suggests intertwined forms, but no individual figure or face is clearly distinguishable.

Artist
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Date
1864
Medium
Terracotta
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1864).
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, Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso Gift, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2001

Español: Piedad, escultura en terracota

Una escultura rugosa de terracota sin esmaltar se alza sobre una base irregular, con una superficie formada por arcilla gruesa y plegada que crea masas agrupadas y huecos. Sobre un fondo gris suave, el modelado sugiere formas entrelazadas, pero ninguna figura ni rostro se distingue con claridad.

Português: Pietà, escultura em terracota

Uma escultura rugosa de terracota sem esmalte ergue-se sobre uma base irregular, com superfície formada por argila grossa e dobrada que cria massas agrupadas e reentrâncias. Sobre um fundo cinza suave, o modelado sugere formas entrelaçadas, mas nenhuma figura ou rosto se distingue com clareza.