Inv. 2012.0.5
Pietà (Lamentation of the Virgin over Christ's body); trees.
Crosshatched background; columns.
Museum's opinion 2012: France or Italy (?), late 15th or early 16th century (?).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved.
The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. Inscription: 'Baiser de paix. Pieta. XVIe s. Provence' and 'M.M' (presumably referring to 'Musée du Mans').
Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the piece.
Provenance
Acquired before WWII.
Bibliography
Les Trésors du patrimoine sarthois : de l'Antiquité à nos jours, exhibition catalogue, Le Mans, Abbaye de l'Epau, 4 June-12 October 1980, II, no. I.10, p. 127.
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