A group of four figures hold Christ after removal from the cross. This is a preparatory drawing for a Carrara marble Pieta, 1946, now in Catholic University of Notre Dame, South bend, Indiana placed in the university's Basilca of the Sacred Heart.

Pieta

Mestrovic, Ivan

1945

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    Pieta

  • Artist:

    Mestrovic, Ivan

  • Artist Bio:

    American (born in Yugoslavia) 1883–1962

  • Date:

    1945

  • Medium:

    Charcoal and conte crayon

  • Dimensions:

    71 1/4 x 42 1/8 inches

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, L. S. and Ida L. Naftzger Collection

  • Object Number:

    1968.11

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display