Figure of the Pietà
https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.75
The distinctively Roman Catholic subject of Mary cradling her son, the crucified Christ, suggests this figure was probably made for one of the aristocratic English families forced to practice their Catholicism in secret during the mid-1700s. Because of the laws banning Catholi...
Artifact
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358303
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object
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citation
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language
en
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wikidata
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"Q79877634"
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source
import
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| accession |
accession
2019.75
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.75/2019.75_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.75/2019.75_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.75/2019.75_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
England, London, Chelsea
Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Genre
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Relations
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