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The Virgin of Pity
The Virgin of Pity

The Virgin of Pity

Artist (1919 - 2018)
Date1957
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 104.2 x 87.9 x 6 cm
81.3 x 64.8 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, 1959. © The Estate of Michel Ciry.
Object number1087
DescriptionTo the left a tree trunk behind a crimson sky. The Virgin Mary is shown half length in black, head draped and with her eyes closed.
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