Mater Dolorosa, ca. 1674–85, Spanish, probably Málaga, Partial-gilt polychrome wood, sculpture only, confirmed: 24 13/16 × 23 1/8 × 15 in. (63 × 58.7 × 38.1 cm), Sculpture, Pedro de Mena (Spanish, Granada 1628–1688 Málaga), Carved wood sculpture, enhanced by paint and other media, including glass eyes and hair, reached a pinnacle of naturalism and expressive force in 17th-century Spain. Pedro de Mena’s virtuoso manipulation of these materials created startling likenesses of bodies and clothing
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Mater Dolorosa, ca, 1674–85, Spanish, Málaga, Partial-gilt polychrome wood, sculpture, confirmed, 24 13/16, 23 1/8, 15, 63, 58.7, 38.1 cm, Sculpture, Pedro de Mena, Granada, 1628–1688, Carved, enhanced, paint, media, glass eyes, hair, reached, pinnacle, naturalism, expressive force, 17th-century Spain, de, Mena, virtuoso, manipulation, materials created, startling, likenesses, bodies, clothing
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