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Unknown
Pietàcirca 1725

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Mediterranean Crossings
Polychrome wood sculpture of a Pietà, robed woman seated with a nude male figure lying across her lap, painted in ivory, gold brocade, and crimson tones
Polychrome wood sculpture of a Pietà: a seated, hooded figure draped in a dark mantle with gilded brocade detailing supports the limp, nearly nude body of a male figure across her lap, rendered with naturalistic flesh tones and visible wounds.

Unknown, Pietà, circa 1725, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Eugene V. Klein by exchange, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pietà
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
circa 1725
Medium
Polychromed plaster, macerated linen fibers, gesso- or glue-soaked fabric, wood, papier-mâché, glass and other materials
Dimensions
overall: 45 1/4 × 44 1/2 × 37 in. (115 × 113 × 93.98 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Eugene V. Klein by exchange
Accession Number
M.2000.12
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.

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