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| Keywords: Francesco de Mura - Pietà - Walters 371125.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748496 Creator Francesco de Mura A Pietà meaning compassion in Italian is the image of the Virgin Mary mourning her dead son In the Bible she mourns along with others Isolating her focuses the viewer's attention on her suffering and her compassion for her son's suffering thereby offering the ultimate example for pious Catholics The idealized muscular body of the dead Christ is set off against the stately pyramidal figure of Mary in her voluminous robe and presented to the viewer so that he or she like the Virgin Mary can meditate on Christ's sacrifice The silvery tones like the ahistorical setting lend an aura of timelessness to the subject Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 437 549 ca 1725 1730 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 64 49 3 accession number 37 1125 7018 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1897 catalogue no 165 as Guido Reni Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Naples Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Francesco de Mura Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
