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Small carved wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding Christ's body, with two sorrowing winged angels on a dark inlaid base.

Pietà with Sorrowing Angels

A small carved figure group shows the Virgin Mary, hooded and seated, cradling the body of Christ across her lap. Two winged putti sit at the sides, one pressing a hand to his face, and the group rests on a dark wooden base inlaid with tortoiseshell panels.

Artist
Mattheus van Beveren
Date
17th century
Medium
Boxwood; base: wood, ebony, tortoiseshell and ivory or bone
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2530 × 3868 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
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, Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964

Español: Piedad con ángeles afligidos

Un pequeño grupo escultórico tallado muestra a la Virgen María, cubierta con un velo y sentada, sosteniendo sobre su regazo el cuerpo de Cristo. Dos putti alados se sientan a los lados, uno con la mano en el rostro, sobre una base oscura de madera con paneles de carey.

Português: Pietà com anjos em lamento

Um pequeno grupo escultórico entalhado mostra a Virgem Maria, encapuzada e sentada, amparando sobre o colo o corpo de Cristo. Dois putti alados sentam-se nas laterais, um deles com a mão no rosto, sobre uma base escura de madeira com painéis de tartaruga.

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