Christ as the Man of Sorrows between the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist

ca. 1450 (Renaissance)

60.9 cm 28.4 cm

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Dead yet upright in his tomb, Christ is shown as the “Man of Sorrows,” meaning his wounds—still dripping with fresh blood—are clearly visible to viewers, encouraging them to reflect on his suffering. Christ is mourned by his mother, the Virgin Mary (at the left), and the apost...

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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 73, as Florentine School, 14th century]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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