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The Mourning Virgin

Modeler Giuseppe Gricci Italian
ca. 1744
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 550
In this religious figure, the pliant qualities of soft-paste porcelain have been used to heighten the emotional effects of grief.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Mourning Virgin
  • Manufactory: Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, 1740/43–1759)
  • Modeler: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, ca. 1700–1770)
  • Date: ca. 1744
  • Culture: Italian, Naples
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 15 5/8 × 9 × 7 3/8 in. (39.7 × 22.9 × 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.92.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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