La Pieta, by Niccolo dell'Arca, in the Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita di Bologna, Bologna, Ital
La Pieta, by Niccolo dell'Arca, in the Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, mid-late fifteenth century. Painted terracotta figures. The figures surrounding the dead Christ are, from left to right, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Salome (mother of John), the Virgin Mary, John, Mary Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. Image taken from ARTstor and figural description taken from here. -- source link
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