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Pietà for Vittoria Colonna, after Michelangelo
154616th century
35.5 cm x 20.4 cm (14 in. x 8 1/16 in.)
Giulio Bonasone (Bologna, circa 1510 - after 1576, Bologna) Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, Italian
Medium and Support:
Engraving
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002
Accession Number:
2002.1323
By positioning the figures of the Virgin and Christ to echo the shape of the cross, this image accentuates the sacrificial connections of the crucifixion rather than the maternal connections of the traditional pietà scene.
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