The Mourning Virgin
Giuseppe Gricci|Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1744 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
In this religious figure, the pliant qualities of soft-paste porcelain have been used to heighten the emotional effects of grief.
- Artist
- Giuseppe Gricci|Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory
- Date
- ca. 1744
- Medium
- Soft-paste porcelain
- Culture
- Italian, Naples
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1971
