Staura della Pietà
Archconfraternity of Maria SS. Addolorata - Diocese of Andria
Andria (BA)
Tradition has it that the Order of Servants of Mary was born in the year 1233 in Florence, from a community of seven penitent men who retired to hermit and community life on Monte Senario. A valuable wooden sculpture, the work of Nicola Antonio Brudaglio, a well-known Andriese sculptor of the eighteenth century, is kept in the private gallery of the Archconfraternity of the Servants of Maria SS. Addolorata of Andria. Piety, a biblical artistic theme, depicts Mary holding the lifeless body of Jesus Christ on her knees, after his passion and deposition. Piety is also one of the seven sorrows of the Virgin (Mater dolorosa). The delightful work shows an accuracy of carving; rich drapery, taken from the shape of ancient clothes, the usual colors of the dress in dark red tones, wrapped in the blue starry mantle, in compliance with the dictates of canonical iconography.
La Pietà - (Apulia)
Archconfraternity of Maria SS. Sorrowful
Typology: Statue
Measurements: cm
Dating:
Author: Nicola Antonio Brudaglio
Material and technique: Wood
Subject: The Pietà
Description: Tradition has it that the Order of Servants of Mary was born in the year 1233 in Florence, from a community of seven penitent men who retired to hermit and community life on Monte Senario. A valuable wooden sculpture, the work of Nicola Antonio Brudaglio, a well-known Andriese sculptor of the eighteenth century, is kept in the private gallery of the Archconfraternity of the Servants of Maria SS. Addolorata of Andria. Piety, a biblical artistic theme, depicts Mary holding the lifeless body of Jesus Christ on her knees, after his passion and deposition. Piety is also one of the seven sorrows of the Virgin (Mater dolorosa). The delightful work shows an accuracy of carving; rich drapery, taken from the shape of ancient clothes, the usual colors of the dress in dark red tones, wrapped in the blue starry mantle, in compliance with the dictates of canonical iconography.