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Mary and John the Evangelist
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
These two statues originally stood underneath a large sculpture of the crucified Christ. The Virgin bows her head in sorrow, while the expressive gaze of the young apostle John, Jesus's favourite, is directed upwards to the right. Large sculpture groups such as this were normally placed high up on the screen that separated the chancel from the nave of the church.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMaria en Johannes de Evangelist. c. 1540 - c. 1545. Arnt van Tricht. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
