Our Lady of Sorrows with the Dead Christ - Italian Engraving, 18th C.
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Original Italian engraving of the 18th century: the crowned Virgin of Sorrows holds the dead body of Christ in her lap within a feigned altarpiece architecture, crowned by a dome from which the Holy Spirit descends among angels bearing the ladders of the Passion.
Original Italian engraving of the 18th century: the crowned Virgin of Sorrows holds the dead body of Christ in her lap within a feigned altarpiece architecture, crowned by a dome from which the Holy Spirit descends among angels bearing the ladders of the Passion.
Below the image, a long text engraved in Italian in imitation of handwriting sets out the suffrages and indulgences gained by the faithful enrolled in the confraternity of the Santissima Vergine Addolorata: it is therefore a confraternity print, meant to accompany the enrollment of the brethren.
Medium: Etching and engraving.
Date: 18th century, according to the old record; the style and the script of the text bear it out.
Source: Italian confraternity print.
Dimensions: Image 12.1 x 7.7 in (30.7 x 19.5 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper long ago. It has no plate mark. There is a cut above the head of Christ, visible in the photograph, and general toning of the paper.
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Original Italian engraving of the 18th century: the crowned Virgin of Sorrows holds the dead body of Christ in her lap within a feigned altarpiece architecture, crowned by a dome from which the Holy Spirit descends among angels bearing the ladders of the Passion.