Pietà
Cleveland Museum of Art

Pietà

c. 1460

woodcut, hand colored with watercolor
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In this single-leaf woodcut, Mary’s left hand engages her headscarf in a gesture known as the <em>tuchlein-geste</em>, an act anticipating the wiping away of tears.

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