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Source Description
The scene shows an empty crib, the mother looking upward toward the soul of an infant ascending into heaven. Thorns surround the earthly part of the composition, morning glories the heavenly part.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32861
label
""Mother's Sorrow""
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32861
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
""Mother's Sorrow""
description
The scene shows an empty crib, the mother looking upward toward the soul of an infant ascending into heaven. Thorns surround the earthly part of the composition, morning glories the heavenly part.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, date and mode of acquisition unknown; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1843
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.8
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
Hl: 8 3/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (20.8 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
med
pencil and white chalk (?)
creator_ids
3187
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
2703
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c23810e01b57e5e3