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Mourning Virgin
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
These small statuettes would have originally flanked a crucifix as suggested by this arrangement. According to the Gospels, the Virgin and Saint John were present on Golgotha at Christ’s death. Medieval artists frequently depicted them standing next to the cross.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMourning Virgin, early 1400s. Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century. Gilt copper; overall: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1092
