Gedeelte van een piëta, ca. 1450. Maker onbekend.

Artwork featured - Piëta

Panorama Amsterdam

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Gedeelte van een piëta, ca. 1450. Maker onbekend.

'A damaged statue as a masterpiece?'

This masterpiece from the exhibition "Panorama Amsterdam" was discovered in a special way.

Ab Lagerwey van Afdeling Archeologie bij opgegraving van de piëta, 1984

Although the sculpture is badly damaged, a unique story about the history of Amsterdam lies within it.

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Today, the Pieta can be admired in the permanent exhibition Panorama Amsterdam. The battered image has become a symbol of the great religious upheaval that took place in our country in the sixteenth century.

Panorama Amsterdam

A Living History of the City

Amsterdam Museum at the Amstel

Panorama Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum, Gert Jan van Rooij
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