Mater Dolorosa
Object type: Half-length bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Spanish, probably Málaga
Artist: Pedro de Mena
Artist bio: Spanish, Granada 1628–1688 Málaga
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Spanish
Date: ca. 1674–85
Medium: Partial-gilt polychrome wood
Dimensions: sculpture only, confirmed: 24 13/16 × 23 1/8 × 15 in. (63 × 58.7 × 38.1 cm);
on black base, confirmed: 26 × 24 3/4 × 16 1/2 in., 44.2 lb. (66 × 62.9 × 41.9 cm, 20 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Mary Trumbull Adams Fund, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2014
Accession year: 2014
Tags: Virgin Mary|Sadness