The Virgin Mary Swooning over the Dead Body of Christ at the Foot of the Cross
1710
Sculptor, French, 1657 - 1733


West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G10
Artwork overview
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Medium
marble
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 72 x 58 x 7.5 cm (28 3/8 x 22 13/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
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Accession
2004.18.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection, South America, from the early 20th century;[1] (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 11 December 2003, no. 76, as A Carved Marble Rectangular Relief Depicting the Deposition); (Daniel Katz Ltd., London); purchased 26 February 2004 by NGA.
[1] This information was provided by Christie's at the time of NGA's purchase.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2004
Penny, Nicholas. "Pierre-Etienne Monnot, The Virgin Mary Swooning over the Dead Body of Christ at the Foot of the Cross." National Gallery of Art Bulletin, no. 32 (Fall 2004): 21-22, repro.
2013
Katz, Daniel, and Nicholas Penny. Daniel Katz: 45 Years of European Sculpture. London, 2013: 90, no. 29, 91 repro.
Inscriptions
lower right: P.S.MONNOT [P.S. for Pietro Stefano, the Italian version of the artist's given names] / FECIT ROM.1710
Wikidata ID
Q63862022