Caption

Pieta, Vanni, Francesco 1563–1610 painter, Jesus Christ, Mary mother of Jesus Christ, Italian painting, pieta, 16th–17th century, painting, height 135.5 cm, width 103 cm, A painted scene showing a group of people arranged closely together with a vertical composition, dominated by flesh tones, deep reds, dark greens, muted browns, pale pinks, and soft grays. On the left, a standing partially draped figure with exposed torso and legs wears a pale cloth around the waist and a dark red cloak behind, with visible musculature and bare feet on a dark floor. Toward the center, a person with long golden hair and a warm ochre garment leans over another seated figure whose head is bowed and wrapped in layered gray and muted mauve drapery, the face turned downward and eyes closed. To the right, a person with short dark hair gently touches the bowed forehead while wearing garments in dark green and soft pink tones, and above them another figure in darker clothing holds hands near the face with an upward gaze. The background is mostly dark with shadowed areas and hints of deep brown and maroon, and the whole image is bordered by a narrow frame in muted gold and brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_317

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Rights managed

Available size

48.8Mb (3.2Mb) / 12.0in x 15.8in / 3592 x 4750 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pieta Vanni Francesco 1563–1610 painter Jesus Christ Mary mother Italian painting pieta 16th–17th century painting height 135.5 cm width 103 cm painted scene showing group people arranged closely together vertical composition dominated flesh tones deep reds dark greens muted browns pale pinks soft grays left standing partially draped figure exposed torso legs wears pale cloth waist dark red cloak visible musculature bare feet dark floor center person long golden hair warm ochre garment leans another seated figure head bowed wrapped layered gray muted mauve drapery face turned downward eyes closed right short dark hair gently touches bowed forehead wearing garments dark green soft pink tones them another figure darker clothing holds hands near upward gaze background mostly dark shadowed areas hints deep brown maroon whole image bordered narrow frame muted gold brown.