Vesperbild (Pietà)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Vesperbild (Pietà)

Master of Rabenden (German) · c. 1515–20

lindenwood, polychromed and gilded
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This sculpture sensitively depicts the Virgin cradling the body of Christ. This devotional image was likely placed near the altar in a German chapel. Imagine standing in a small, quiet chapel looking up at these lifelike figures with flickering candles casting dappled light onto their surface.

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