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The figure is to be understood as part of a typical Crucifixion group of the Virgin and Saint John flanking the crucified Christ. The brilliant flame-like movement is a sign of the reviving Gothic. A taste for the Gothic never died out completely in Germany and it revisited the late baroque with a vengeance.
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Title: The Mourning Virgin
Date: early 18th century
Culture: German
Medium: Lindenwood, polychromed and gilded
Dimensions: Height: 38 1/8 in. (96.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1971
Object Number: 1971.15
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