File:Clevelandart 1971.67.jpg
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Summary
Vesperbild (Pietà)
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| Artist |
Master of Grosslobming |
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| Title |
Vesperbild (Pietà) |
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| Description |
The word vesperbild is the German word for pietà, the image of the Virgin Mary cradling her dead son on her lap. The theme has no literary source; it originated in Germany during the early 1300s and was more widespread in central Europe than in Italy. These devotional sculptures were used within the interior of a church, in small side chapels dedicated to the Virgin. As in this example, they often convey her grief in a sensitive way. For those who prayed before them, vesperbilds were poignant reminders of the Passion of Christ and the suffering of the Virgin. |
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| Date | 1415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Painted cast stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 94 x 92.7 x 39.4 cm (37 x 36 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1971.67 |
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| Place of creation | Austria, Steiermark, 15th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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