IDENTIFIERS
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id:	30384
accession number:	M.6-1917

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 3 December 2019

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Pietà, carved in boxwood, and polychromed. The seated Virgin on the left gazes upwards and Christ on the ground leans against her knees, his right arm stretched across them. His left arm is held by Mary Magdalene, who kneels beside the Virgin. The robe of the Virgin and the loin cloth of Christ still bear traces of the original blue paint.
title:	figure

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Given by Lionel Harris

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30384

PEOPLE
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Virgin Mary
Christ
Mary Magdalene




TECHNIQUES
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carved in boxwood, and polychromed
carving

CATEGORIES
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category: sculpture

DATING
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creation date:	1500 - 1600
creation date earliest:	1500
creation date latest:	1600
culture:	16th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: in
value: 1 5/8

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 1 3/4