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Christ Taking Leave of his Mother
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Christ Taking Leave of his Mother

Cornelis Engebrechtsz · c. 1515 - c. 1520 · wood (plant material); oil paint (paint)

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

About this work

This panel and the painting next to it formed part of a series of scenes from the life of the Virgin. Here we see Christ taking leave of his mother, in spite of her pleading with him not to go to Jerusalem.

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Credit lineChrist Taking Leave of his Mother. c. 1515 - c. 1520. Cornelis Engebrechtsz. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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