Pietà
Object type: Leaf from manuscript, illumination
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Simon Bening
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: probably 1522–23
Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (18.8 x 13.3cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Christ|Virgin Mary