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Pietà, ca. 1395–1400, Bohemia. The Cloisters Collection, 2001 (2001.78)

Seated on a plain, shallow bench, the sorrowing Virgin gazes at the broken body of Christ spread across her lap. Carved from a shallow block of limestone, this sculpture evokes a mood of quiet resignation.

Location: Glass Gallery, The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park

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