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Pietà by El Greco, David H. McDonnell — VisualArtsDB

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Pietà

Pietà

Pietà

El Greco David H. McDonnell

1565–1575

Medium: pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions: sheet: 24.4 × 16.6 cm (9 5/8 × 6 9/16 in.) mount: 29.5 × 22.8 cm (11 5/8 × 9 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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