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The Virgin as Mater Dolorosa (Our…
Pietro Torrigiani (attributed to), after , c. 1507 - c. 1510, bust, BK-2011-31
This intense bust of the Virgin Mary, grieving for her crucified son Jesus, was probably made by Pietro Torrigiani, an Italian living in Malines (Mechelen) in the service of Archduchess Margaret of Austria. For Margaret, herself a widow, the Virgin’s grief was a hugely significant theme. The vivid…
On display in room 0.2