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| Keywords: Italian - The Mourning Saint John the Evangelist, Virgin Mary, and Saint Mary Magdalene - Walters 27342.jpg These three terracotta figures which originally were painted with multiple colors are from an unknown group of sculptures probably showing the Lamentation of the Dead Christ Such dramatic groups which were installed in churches were popular in northern Italy where they provided the devout with a focus for meditation on the sufferings of Christ and those who loved him These figures show subtle variations in their response to Christ's death ca 1500 early Renaissance terracotta cm 57 2 accession number 27 342 25447 Dukes Guidi of Faenza date and mode of aquisition unknown Sale Sangiorgio Galleries Rome 1902 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1902 place of origin Lombardy Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
