A 21st century photograph dubbed to be the American version of this theme showed five individuals carrying the body of the chaplain of the Fire Department of New York.
A 20th century fiberglass sculpture depicting this theme features an Aztec man cradling a dead female wrapped in a cloth who holds rose petals and a thorned stem in her hand. A 21st century photograph dubbed to be the American version of this theme showed five individuals carrying the body of the chaplain of the Fire Department of New York. The Rondanini version of it featured an unfinished Christ being held in an almost upright, limp position. The Florentine sculpture of this subject bucks traditional depictions by displacing Mary to the right in favor of Nicodemus, who stands while holding the emaciated body in his arms, flanked by two who support the body from below. FTP, give the name of this theme sculpted by Michelangelo three times, featuring the Virgin Mary cradling the body of a dead Jesus Christ.
A 20th century fiberglass sculpture depicting this theme features an Aztec man cradling a dead female wrapped in a cloth who holds rose petals and a thorned stem in her hand.
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