Pieta, This image shows a Pieta scene in which the dead Christ sits on the edge of his tomb and is supported by an angel. The Virgin Mary kneels to the left and kisses his hand; St. John the Baptist kneels to the right and looks at Christ while holding his hands clasped in devotion. The scene is set in a meadow with an Italian countryside behind them.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Venetian/Venice/Veneto/Veneziana (VENI) | Pieta, This image shows a Pieta scene in which the dead Christ sits on the edge of his tomb and is supported by an angel. The Virgin Mary kneels to the left and kisses his hand; St. John the Baptist kneels to the right and looks at Christ while holding his hands clasped in devotion. The scene is set in a meadow with an Italian countryside behind them., 1480-1530, Photographed in after 1937
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