The Pietà (After the Cross) depicts the sacred moment when Mary holds the body of her Son, now offered as the sacrifice for the sins of the world. Rendered in deep chiaroscuro, the drawing captures the weight of Christ’s lifeless form and the anguish of a mother whose soul, as Simeon prophesied, has been pierced as well.
The dramatic contrast between shadow and light symbolizes the darkness of Good Friday and the unfolding victory hidden within it. Christ’s stillness becomes the quiet center of redemption, while Mary’s grief embodies the human cost of divine love.
This work stands in the long tradition of the Pietà; echoing the sorrow, reverence, and holy tenderness of that moment, inviting the viewer into a visual meditation on sacrifice, suffering, and the beginning of all things made new.
The Pietà (After the Cross) depicts the sacred moment when Mary holds the body of her Son, now offered as the sacrifice for the sins of the world. Rendered in deep chiaroscuro, the drawing captures the weight of Christ’s lifeless form and the anguish of a mother whose soul, as Simeon prophesied, has been pierced as well.
The dramatic contrast between shadow and light symbolizes the darkness of Good Friday and the unfolding victory hidden within it. Christ’s stillness becomes the quiet center of redemption, while Mary’s grief embodies the human cost of divine love.
This work stands in the long tradition of the Pietà; echoing the sorrow, reverence, and holy tenderness of that moment, inviting the viewer into a visual meditation on sacrifice, suffering, and the beginning of all things made new.
