Imago Pietatis (Pietà)
The original, as its museum records it
Every line above is reproduced from the holding institution’s own catalogue entry, which is linked. Where their title, date or attribution differs from ours, theirs is the one printed here.
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About this painting
The tomb is the picture's viewing platform. Its side walls, drawn in perspective, invite the eye to explore the painting, the museum says, so a look that begins on a dead body ends on a horizon lit by the first light of day.
The dry tree the museum reads as death and sin stands in the landscape that eye must cross; one diffuse light holds it and Christ's pallor together.
This is an imago pietatis, a Man of Sorrows made for meditation, not an episode of narrative. The side wound is evident; the hands carry no nail marks.
Sources: Museo Poldi Pezzoli, "Imago Pietatis," Giovanni Bellini, inv. 1587, Salone Dorato. · Museo Poldi Pezzoli, scheda "Imago Pietatis," inv. 1587. · Fondazione artistica Poldi Pezzoli Onlus, museum description, Google Arts & Culture. · The National Gallery, London, NG3912, curatorial entry. · The National Gallery, London, NG6573, Master of the Borgo Crucifix, "The Man of Sorrows," curatorial entry (fetched and verified 2026-08-16).
Printed on demand. Public-domain masterwork, reproduced from a 17,703 px master of the original. The whole image is printed — never cropped to fit the sheet — so every sheet carries an archival margin, and the dimensions and resolution listed above are the ones you receive.