Pietà by Charles Le Brun (1643)

Virgin Mary in blue mantle cradles the dead Christ draped in white cloth, with crown of thorns in the foreground.

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Pietà, Charles Le Brun (1643), Musée du Louvre (Department of Paintings). Via artnap.com

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A dark, candlelit style painting shows the Virgin Mary in a blue mantle gently holding a white cloth over the body of the dead Christ, who lies across a stone ledge. A crown of thorns and a scroll with a Greek inscription rest in the lower right foreground. This Pietà by Charles Le Brun is dated 1643 and is held by the Musée du Louvre, Department of Paintings.

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Date

1643

Medium

Painting

Museum

Musée du Louvre (Department of Paintings)

License

Public domain