Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

The Pieta (detail) Dead Christ Supported by the Madonna and St John (Piet

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Abstract

A passionate feeling that is not so much religious as human and psychological pervades the actors in the drama. The rendering of grief has here its most universal expression and, at the same time, its most private and conscious dimension. The mother's pathetic gesture is reflected in St John's turning away. The construction of the work shows careful thought. The figures, borrowed from popular imagery, are grouped in the foreground against an infinite horizon. The pentagonal arm of Christ ending in a closed fist is that of a fallen but un vanquished athlete.

Keywords

Milan, Italy, Style: Italian High Renaissance, School: High Renaissance, Movement: Renaissance, Italian, Painting;, Painting

Geographic Location

Milan, Italy

Type

StillImage

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Identifier

A01-LIF1271

The Pieta (detail) Dead Christ Supported by the Madonna and St John (Piet

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