Pieta, Before the cross, Mary mourns the body of the dead Christ, which lies on her lap. The crown of thorns lies on the ground in front of them. Jerusalem is in the distance. The scene is surrounded by an oval border with the Latin translation of 'My soul is sorrowful to death'. Outside the oval frame, various flowers are depicted in an ornamental border, possibly including passion flowers. Below the scene is a one-line Latin text from Psalm 38., print, print maker: Jacob de Weert, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jean Leclerc (uitgever

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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