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Virgin of Sorrows: M.7-2014

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 8

Titles

Virgin of Sorrows
Mater Dolorosa

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Mena, Pedro de

Entities

  • Bust
  • short torso without arms

Categories

Description

Polychromed wood, with glass eyes and tears, and hair eye lashes

Smaller than life-size bust of wood, carved in several sections, and polychromed over a white ground, with inlaid glass eyes, hair upper lashes, and three applied tears. The sorrowing Virgin faces front. Her lips are slightly parted and she looks upwards slightly. A tear rolls down each of her cheeks and another has fallen onto the base of her neck. She wears a dull pale yellow dress and over her head has a dark blue cloak over another layer of fabric of a darker shade of yellow than her dress. The bust is attached to a shallow rectangular blackened wood plinth.

Notes

History note: Private Collection, Spain, acquired by the owner's grandmother when she was young; sold by Sotheby's, London, 2 July 2013, European Sculpture & Works of Ar: Medieval to Modern, lot 99; Daniel Katz Ltd., London, from whom purchased.

Legal notes

Purchased with the Museum's acquisition funds, grants from The Art Fund, the Henry Moore Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Foundation, the Gatsby Foundation, the David Laing Foundation Trust, and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and with private donations.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 19.8 cm
Height: 33.6 cm
Width: 31 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Malaga ⪼ Spain

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2014-10-30) by Daniel Katz Ltd

Dating

17th Century, third quarter#
Circa 1670 CE - 1675 CE

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Surface composed of paint ( polychrome)
Eylashes composed of animal hair
Eyes And Tea composed of glass
Eyes
Lashes

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Carving : Wood, carved in the round, in several pieces, and polychromed over a white ground, with inserted glass eyes and hair upper eye lashes; attached to a wooden plinth secured by two large wrought metal nails inserted through the bottom of the plinth upwards into the main body

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.7-2014
Primary reference Number: 200915
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_7_2014
Wikidata: Q87487374
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 24 February 2015 Updated: Friday 15 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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