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The Virgin with the dead Christ

Group
17th century or 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Michelangelo (sculptor)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This group shows the Virgin with the dead body of Christ in her lap. It is a reduced copy of the Pieta by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Rome. It was formerly ascribed to Michelangelo.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Object type
Group
TitleThe Virgin with the dead Christ (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Group, terracotta, Virgin and Dead Christ, after Michelangelo's Pietà, Italy (Florence), 17th or 18th century
Physical description
This group shows the Virgin with the dead body of Christ in her lap. It is a reduced copy of the Pieta by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Rome.
Dimensions
  • Height: 52.5cm
Object history
Bought in Florence, £16 in 1863.
Formerly ascribed to Michelangelo this group is made after the Pieta by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Rome.
Production
Formerly ascribed to Michelangelo this group is made after the Pieta by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Rome.
Subjects depicted
Virgin Mary
Christ
Summary
This group shows the Virgin with the dead body of Christ in her lap. It is a reduced copy of the Pieta by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Rome. It was formerly ascribed to Michelangelo.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1863. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 35
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 132
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text. Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, p. 427
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
8381-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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