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Painted wooden sculpture of a seated woman in a blue robe holding the limp body of a man across her lap, on a round red base.

Pietà (Vesperbild)

A carved and painted wooden sculpture shows a seated woman in a blue mantle with gilded trim cradling the body of a thin, nude man across her lap. The figure's head tilts back and his limbs hang loosely, while her head is bowed over him. The painted surfaces retain blue, red and gold tones on a circular red base.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1375–1400
Medium
Poplar and plaster with paint and gilding
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2671 × 3880 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1400).
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, Rogers Fund, 1948

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