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The Mourning Virgin

early 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Mourning Virgin
  • Date: early 18th century
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Lindenwood, polychromed and gilded
  • Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 38 1/8 in., 43 lb. (96.8 cm, 19.5 kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.15
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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