The traditional group of the Pietà is seen on the left, at the foot of the cross. The Virgin, wearing a veil, supports her son with her right hand and presses her cheek to his head which is hidden in shadow. In the middle, Mary Magdalene, seen with loose hair, approaches and lifts the limp hand of the Crucified One. On the right are two flying angels. The nearest one veils its eyes with its right hand. The other, devastated, goes back to heaven.
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hédiard: H. 113
Additional information accompanying item: Traces of border in pencil. Signed below, to the left - "Fantin." Second state - the profile of the Madeleine, which her hand had previously hidden, is now entirely visible. The naked foot of Christ has been completed and has the scar from the nail. Upper margin - (in music) "Sancta mater, istud agas," followed by "Stabat mater, Rossini." 8 trial proofs, followed by 32 impressions. Stone destroyed. Executed in 1893. Imp. Lemercier. This impression is signed and dedicated to Mr. Tempelaere.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; 1949
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hédiard, Germain. "Fantin-Latour : catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique du maître, précédé d'une étude par Germain Hédiard et d'une notice sur Germain Hédiard par Léonce Bénédite." Librairie de l'art ancien et moderne, 1906, Paris.
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