(Q49599)

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Man of Sorrows

Biblical term and theme in Christian art, from Is. 55:3–6: “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows […] he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities […] the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows
  • Imago Pietatis
  • Erbärmdebild
  • Schmerzensmann
  • Image of Pity

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Man of Sorrows, 'Imago Pietatis', 'Erbärmdebild', 'Schmerzensmann'; the upright Christ showing his wounds, usually bearing the crown of thorns, and accompanied by the instruments of the Passion, standing or sitting in his tomb
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