Pieta, at Haute Combe

Name/Title

Pieta, at Haute Combe

Entry/Object ID

1987.04.142

Description

This Pieta is located in Haute Combe Abbey, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille, France. The sculpture depicts Mary holding Jesus after the crucification as the crown of thrones is at the feet of Mary. Jesus lays barren in Mary’s lap with only a cloth around one leg. Mary looks upwards as she hold Jesus.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Albumen Print

Subject

Pieta

Subject Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Collection

Walter Johnson Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1987.04

Source or Donor

Walter Johnson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Walter Johnson

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

bottom margin

Transcription

Pieta, at Haute Combe.

Material/Technique

Ink

Notes

all written in cursive. Could have been made by a quill

Type

Label

Location

Top left corner

Transcription

5.00

Material/Technique

Pencil

Dimensions

Height

4-1/8 in

Width

6-5/16 in