Pieta

 

Descent from the Cross, 1917, oil on canvas. 

Max Beckman, 1884-1950. German.  MOMA, NY

 

 

 

 

Pieta, 1377, tempera and tooled gold on panel. 

Nicolo di Pietro Gerini, first documented 1367, died 1415; Italian, active Florence.  Philadelphia Art Museum. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pieta, 2008, wax, epoxy, metal, wood.

  Berlinde de Bruyckere, Belgian born 1964.  On loan in 2018 to the Metropolitan Museum, NY by a private collection.