"Christ Taking Leave of His Mother" (around 1520) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) in Vienna.

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Christ raking Leave of his Mother around 1520 – "Christ Taking Leave of his Mother", which forms the prelude to the events of the Passion of Christ is first reported in writings of the late Middle Ages. Before his suffering began, Christ is: said to have met his mother one last time–together With Mary Magdalene, Mary of Clopas and Mary Salome - in front of Lazarus's house. On Cranach's panel painting, Jesus, making consoling gestures, faces the pain-stricken women before a broad landscape. The composition exists in several versions, of which the Viennese one is considered the earliest and highest in quality.

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Size: 3521px × 4637px
Location: Vienna, Austria
Photo credit: © Adam Ján Figeľ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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