While representations with this name are not nearly as numerous as that of the Virgin and Child, it was still a very common theme in Western religious art.
While representations with this name are not nearly as numerous as that of the Virgin and Child, it was still a very common theme in Western religious art. Bellini's is a close-up of just Mary, John, and Jesus, while van der Weyden's show Saints Dominic and Francis there, too. Tecnically any painting or sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary lamenting the dead Jesus, the name has become widely synonymous with the sculptured one in St. Peter's Basilica. FTP, name this art form made most famous by Michaelangelo.
While representations with this name are not nearly as numerous as that of the Virgin and Child, it was still a very common theme in Western religious art.
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