Pietà
1596
16th century
20.73 cm x 14.6 cm (8 3/16 in. x 5 3/4 in.)
Hendrick Goltzius
(Mülbracht, Germany, 1558 - 1617, Haarlem, The Netherlands)
Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, Dutch
Medium and Support:
Engraving
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1980
Accession Number:
1980.56
Object Description:
The pietà was a common theme in religious art during the 1500s. In this print, the Virgin is praying while she weeps. The cross upon which Christ was crucified stands in the background as a reminder of the sacrifice that Christ made for mankind and that the Virgin made by giving up her son.