The Daily Painting: Pietà

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Pietà

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Massimo Stanzione

(Italian, 1585-1656)

Pietà, 1621-25

Oil on canvas

2 comments:

KatherineApril 5, 2010 at 3:07 PM
this is so beautiful . . .
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R. A.April 5, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Mary has such a tender expression on her face. One of my favorite Pietà paintings. :)
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