Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer
Date: 1520
Size: 141 x 111 cm
Museum: National Gallery (London, United Kingdom)
Technique: Oil
The subject of Christ taking leave of his mother derives from devotional, not biblical sources. It relates to the moment when Christ leaves for Jerusalem and anticipates his coming death. The Virgin is shown prostrate with grief, attended by four holy women: Mary Cleophas, Mary Salome, Mary Jacobi and Mary Magdalene. The Virgin
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