Pieta

Description The Virgin seated at the foot of the cross, her hands joined in prayer, contemplates the body of Christ lying stiff across her lap. St. John at the left is about to remove the crown of thorns. The Magdalene kneels on the right, carrying a vase of ointment.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
5/27/1940	Treatment	coated
5/07/1964	Examination	examined for condition
5/18/1964	Treatment	cleaned; coated; loss compensation
3/25/1965	Treatment	cleaned

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters