The Pietà

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The Pietà

Italy, Florence, 1708
Sculpture
Polychrome porcelain
a) 15 1/4 x 26 1/2 x 12 in. (38.74 x 67.31 x 30.48 cm); b) 27 x 28 x 16 in. (68.58 x 71.12 x 40.64 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Neal Castleman and Ellen Hoffman-Castleman by exchange, The Ahmanson Foundation, Antonio Mariani of Antonio's Antiques by exchange, Peter Norton, Robert Looker, Frank E. Baxter, Camilla Chandler Frost, Eli Broad, Mrs. Stewart Resnick, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, Julian Ganz, Jr., Mrs. Harry Lenart, Daniel N. Belin, Daniel N. Belin in honor of Walter L. Weisman, Mrs. Jacob Y. Terner, John F. Hotchkis, Mrs. Judith Gaillard Jones, Christopher V. Walker, Mrs. James Porter Fiske by exchange, and Willard G. Clark (M.2001.78a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Levkoff, Mary. "European Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art:  an Update." Apollo 155, no.480 (February 2002): 12-20.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Levkoff, Mary. "European Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art:  an Update." Apollo 155, no.480 (February 2002): 12-20.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Gifts from Mary and Robert Looker, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 2017. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017.
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