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The Cast Court Collection
Pietà, the Dying Christ upheld by three angels
Pietà, the Dying Christ upheld by three angels
Purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1890 for £4 (100 lire)
Original:
Pietà, the Dying Christ upheld by three angels
Lorenzo di Marrina (1476-1534)
Early sixteenth century
Marble
Church of Fontegiusta, Siena, Italy
This lunette forms part of an altarpiece by Lorenzo di Marrina which bears the date 1517.
