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Pietà
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Pietà

Hieronymus Wierix · 1584 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Mary weeps with the dead body of Christ on her lap at the foot of the cross. A sword is thrust into her heart. She is accompanied by two angels holding instruments of the Passion. In the frame in the margin a two-line inscription in Latin.

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Credit linePiëta. 1584. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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