This painting is part of the group: The Saint Anne Altarpiece from San Frediano, Lucca
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This picture of the Pietà shows the Virgin holding the body of Christ in her lap. His head is held by an angel, while another looks at the wounds in his feet. It formed the lunette for the altarpiece of 'The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Other Saints' formerly in the Chapel of Saint Anne in S. Frediano, Lucca.
Other paintings in this group: The Saint Anne Altarpiece from San Frediano, Lucca
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Other Saints from The Saint Anne Altarpiece from San Frediano, Lucca
Francesco Francia
probably about 1511-17
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN