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The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa

Wolf Traut

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an engraving with two figures depicted from the waist up to the head. On the left is a bearded man with a crown of thorns, appearing topless with visible ribs and blood trickling down from his head and chest. On the right is a woman cloaked in robes with a hood over her head, holding a rod in her right hand which she points towards the man. The background features decorative foliage motifs and various objects hanging from hooks. There is an inset panel with Latin text below the figures, bordered by intricate patterns throughout the design.

Artwork Details

Date
1512
Medium
woodcut with letterpress text, highlighted with red ink, on laid paper
Dimensions
3243 × 5349 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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