[스크랩] [W. Bouguereau] Pieta (1876)

Pieta

 

[Oil on canvas, 90 1/2 x 58 1/4 inches (230 x 148 cm), Dallas Museum of Fine

Arts, Dallas, Texas, USA]

 

 

 

The weeping Mary cloaked in a robe of black, mourning the death of her son

Jesus, whom she clutches to her chest, is a religious masterpiece.

The dead body of Jesus hangs limply in her arms while eight weeping angels

surround them.

The angels are clad in the colors of the rainbow and create an arc over Mary

and Jesus.

This arc could possibly symbolize the approach of Jesus' resurrection.

In the Old Testament, after the great flood had ended, Noah and his

children saw a rainbow appear in the shape of the Ark, which was God's

way of saying that the flood was over and the world could be born anew.

In Bouguereau’s Pieta, the rainbow might symbolize that the sacrifice of

Jesus is complete and that the human soul can be born anew and ascend

to God after death.

At Jesus' feet lies the crown of thorns used to mock him during the Crucifixion;

it lies on a white cloth covered in the blood of Christ, showing the torment

Jesus went though in order that humanity could attain salvation.

The white robe and pitcher of water represent the purity of Jesus' soul.

Both Jesus and Mary are surrounded by a halo of light indicating their holiness.

 

[by Kara Ross]

 

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