On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P01475
- Author
- Dyck, Anton van (Flemish),
- Title
- Pietà
- Chronology
- Ca. 1629
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 114 cm x 100 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
In a prolonged scorzo, Christ lies
in Mary's lap while she looks
imploringly toward Heaven. Mary
Magdalene kisses Christ's hand and
Saint John weeps.
The treatment of the textiles and
the use of color are highly
influenced by Venetian art, as this
work is directly based on certain
compositions by Titian (Ca.
1485-1576).
This is a replica of another
painting on the same subject made
by Van Dyck for a church in
Antwerp. It is not known how it
came to Spain, but it is first
documented in 1734, following the
fire at Madrid's Alcázar Palace.
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