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Mater Dolorosa Collection

"Mater Dolorosa: A Timeless Depiction of Sorrow and Devotion" The iconic image of Mater Dolorosa, also known as the Sorrowing Virgin

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Holy Family with the Symbols of the Passion, c. 1660. Creator: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)

The Holy Family with the Symbols of the Passion, c. 1660. Creator: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)
The Holy Family with the Symbols of the Passion, c. 1660. Found in the Collection of Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pieta. Artist: Greek icon

Pieta. Artist: Greek icon
Pieta. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Creator: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)

Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Creator: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)
Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova.

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee, 1485-1490

The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee, 1485-1490. Creator: Memling, Hans (1433/40-1494)
The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee, 1485-1490. Found in the Collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo.

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Our Lady of Sorrows, 16th century. Creator: Correggio

Our Lady of Sorrows, 16th century. Creator: Correggio
Our Lady of Sorrows, 16th century

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Mater Dolorosa, 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Mater Dolorosa, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Mater Dolorosa, 16th century. Additional Info: Our Lady of Sorrows 

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Christ as the Suffering Redeemer. Creator: Giovanni Francesco da Rimini (1420-1469)

Christ as the Suffering Redeemer. Creator: Giovanni Francesco da Rimini (1420-1469)
Christ as the Suffering Redeemer. Private Collection

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Virgin Mary, c.1557-c.1600. Creator: Lucas van Leyden (copy after)

Virgin Mary, c.1557-c.1600. Creator: Lucas van Leyden (copy after)
Virgin Mary, c.1557-c.1600

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1509. Creator: Solari (Solario), Andrea (1470-1524)

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1509. Creator: Solari (Solario), Andrea (1470-1524)
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1509. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Swoon of the Virgin, 1845. Creator: Hesse, Nicolas-Auguste (1795-1869)

Swoon of the Virgin, 1845. Creator: Hesse, Nicolas-Auguste (1795-1869)
Swoon of the Virgin, 1845. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Altarpiece of the Joiners Guild. The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1511

Altarpiece of the Joiners Guild. The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1511. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)
Altarpiece of the Joiners Guild. The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1511. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pietà. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)

Pietà. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)
Pieta. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Esquisse pour l'église de Bagnolet : Mater dolorosa, 1878. Creator: Pierre Fritel

Esquisse pour l'église de Bagnolet : Mater dolorosa, 1878. Creator: Pierre Fritel
Esquisse pour l'eglise de Bagnolet : Mater dolorosa, 1878. Virgin Mary grieving at the foot of the cross

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Mater Dolorosa and Saint Joseph. Creator: Hans Schäufelein the Elder

Mater Dolorosa and Saint Joseph. Creator: Hans Schäufelein the Elder
Mater Dolorosa and Saint Joseph

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa, 1512. Creator: Wolf Traut

The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa, 1512. Creator: Wolf Traut
The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa, 1512

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Head of the Virgin. Creator: Barocci, Federigo (1528-1612)

Head of the Virgin. Creator: Barocci, Federigo (1528-1612)
Head of the Virgin. Found in the collection of the Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pietà, Between 1530 and 1535. Creator: Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540)

Pietà, Between 1530 and 1535. Creator: Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540)
Pieta, Between 1530 and 1535. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pietà, 1480-1490. Creator: Goes, Hugo, van der (1435-1482)

Pietà, 1480-1490. Creator: Goes, Hugo, van der (1435-1482)
Pieta, 1480-1490. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Lamentation over Christ, c. 1610. Creator: Spada, Leonello (1576-1622)

The Lamentation over Christ, c. 1610. Creator: Spada, Leonello (1576-1622)
The Lamentation over Christ, c. 1610. Found in the Collection of the Musee Fabre, Montpellier

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pietà, 1600. Creator: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)

Pietà, 1600. Creator: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Pieta, 1600. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Lamentation over the dead Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c. 1570

Lamentation over the dead Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c. 1570. Creator: Gambara, Lattanzio (c. 1530-1574)
Lamentation over the dead Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c. 1570. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Lamentation over the dead Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c. 1570

Lamentation over the dead Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c. 1570. Creator: Gambara, Lattanzio (c. 1530-1574)
Lamentation over the dead Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c. 1570. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Lamentation of Christ. Epitaph-Painting of the Nuremberg Holzschuher Family, ca 1499

The Lamentation of Christ. Epitaph-Painting of the Nuremberg Holzschuher Family, ca 1499. Found in the Collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Lamentation of Christ. Epitaph-Painting of the Nuremberg Holzschuher Family, ca 1499

The Lamentation of Christ. Epitaph-Painting of the Nuremberg Holzschuher Family, ca 1499. Found in the Collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Lamentation of Christ (Glimm Lamentation), c. 1500. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)

Lamentation of Christ (Glimm Lamentation), c. 1500. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
Lamentation of Christ (Glimm Lamentation), c. 1500. Found in the Collection of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Lamentation of Christ (Glimm Lamentation), c. 1500. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)

Lamentation of Christ (Glimm Lamentation), c. 1500. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
Lamentation of Christ (Glimm Lamentation), c. 1500. Found in the Collection of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Mater Dolorosa (oil on panel)

Mater Dolorosa (oil on panel)
490112 Mater Dolorosa (oil on panel) by Flemish School, (15th century); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490111. ); © Art in Flanders

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: A Santo bulto and a painting of the Dolorosa in the church, Trampas, New Mexico, 1943

A Santo bulto and a painting of the Dolorosa in the church, Trampas, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John Collier
A Santo bulto and a painting of the Dolorosa in the church, Trampas, New Mexico. [Santo bulto: statue of Christ, a saint or the Virgin carved from cottonwood root, covered with gesso and painted

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480 / 1500. Creators: Dieric Bouts the Younger

Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480 / 1500. Creators: Dieric Bouts the Younger
Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480/1500

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Mater Dolorosa, (oil on panel)

The Mater Dolorosa, (oil on panel)
990247 The Mater Dolorosa, (oil on panel) by Bouts, Albrecht (1451/55-1549); 37.5x26.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mater Dolorosa. Albrecht Bouts (c.1460-1549). Oil on panel

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480-1500 (oil on panel)

Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480-1500 (oil on panel)
2968509 Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480-1500 (oil on panel) by Bouts, Dieric the Elder (c.1415-75) (attr. to); 38.7x30.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Virgin Mourning (tempera on panel)

The Virgin Mourning (tempera on panel)
AII80530 The Virgin Mourning (tempera on panel) by Lorenzo Monaco, (Piero di Giovanni) (c.1370-1425); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Gretchen, Mater Dolorosa (litho)

Gretchen, Mater Dolorosa (litho)
5220379 Gretchen, Mater Dolorosa (litho) by Kaulbach, Wilhelm von (1805-74) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gretchen, Mater Dolorosa)

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Mater Dolorosa, c. 1509-1511 (oil on panel)

The Mater Dolorosa, c. 1509-1511 (oil on panel)
990257 The Mater Dolorosa, c.1509-1511 (oil on panel) by Coter, Colijn de (c.1455-c.1540); 64x43.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mater Dolorosa. Colijin de Coter (c.1480-1525)

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Mater Dolorosa (oil on panel)

The Mater Dolorosa (oil on panel)
5977676 The Mater Dolorosa (oil on panel) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 67.8x56.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Virgin Mourning (panel)

The Virgin Mourning (panel)
AII86810 The Virgin Mourning (panel) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94); 55x33 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Margaret before the Mater Dolorosa (gravure)

Margaret before the Mater Dolorosa (gravure)
671914 Margaret before the Mater Dolorosa (gravure) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret before the Mater Dolorosa)

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Virgin Mourning (oil on canvas)

The Virgin Mourning (oil on canvas)
PWI90008 The Virgin Mourning (oil on canvas) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg, France; ePeter Willi; Greek, out of copyright

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Margaret before the Image of the Mater Dolorosa (engraving)

Margaret before the Image of the Mater Dolorosa (engraving)
1049058 Margaret before the Image of the Mater Dolorosa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret before the Image of the Mater Dolorosa)

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Descent from the Cross, from the Dome Altar, 1499 (tempera on panel)

Descent from the Cross, from the Dome Altar, 1499 (tempera on panel)
XKH145508 Descent from the Cross, from the Dome Altar, 1499 (tempera on panel) by Stumme, Absolon (15th century); 233x171 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Retablo-Our Lady of Sorrows 'Nuestra Senora de los Siete Dolores, c. 1938

Retablo-Our Lady of Sorrows "Nuestra Senora de los Siete Dolores, c. 1938
Retablo-Our Lady of Sorrows " Nuestra Senora de los Siete Dolores, c. 1938

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pieta, 1575-1576. Creator: Titian (1488-1576)

Pieta, 1575-1576. Creator: Titian (1488-1576)
Pieta, 1575-1576. Found in the collection of Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Deposition. Creator: Heemskerck, Maarten Jacobsz, van (1498-1574)

The Deposition. Creator: Heemskerck, Maarten Jacobsz, van (1498-1574)
The Deposition. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Virgin as Mater Dolorosa and Simeon, from Das Plenarium, 1517

The Virgin as Mater Dolorosa and Simeon, from Das Plenarium, 1517

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The Virgin of Sorrows, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

The Virgin of Sorrows, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
The Virgin of Sorrows, 18th century

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pieta, 1424. Creator: Masolino da Panicale (1383-ca 1440)

Pieta, 1424. Creator: Masolino da Panicale (1383-ca 1440)
Pieta, 1424. Found in the Collection of Museo della collegiata di Sant Andrea, Empoli

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: Pieta, ca 1455. Creator: Bellini, Giovanni (1430-1516)

Pieta, ca 1455. Creator: Bellini, Giovanni (1430-1516)
Pieta, ca 1455. Found in the Collection of Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Background imageMater Dolorosa Collection: The lamentation over the dead Christ (Christ on the Straw), 1618. Creator: Rubens

The lamentation over the dead Christ (Christ on the Straw), 1618. Creator: Rubens
The lamentation over the dead Christ (Christ on the Straw), 1618. Found in the Collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp



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"Mater Dolorosa: A Timeless Depiction of Sorrow and Devotion" The iconic image of Mater Dolorosa, also known as the Sorrowing Virgin, has captivated audiences for centuries. This powerful representation of Mary mourning the death of her son Jesus, often depicted holding his lifeless body in her arms (Pieta), has been immortalized by various artists throughout history. One such artist is a Greek icon painter who skillfully captured the essence in an oil on panel artwork. The profound grief etched on Mary's face evokes empathy and compassion from viewers, reminding us of the immense sacrifice she endured. In Trampas, New Mexico, 1943, another rendition was created by John Collier. This Santo bulto and painting found their place within a church, serving as a poignant reminder to worshippers about Mary's suffering and unwavering faith. Dieric Bouts the Younger also contributed to this timeless theme with his masterpiece from 1480-1500. His oil on panel portrayal showcases Mary's sorrowful expression as she mourns her son's crucifixion. The attention to detail in every brushstroke adds depth and emotion to this artistic interpretation. Another notable depiction comes through "The Virgin Mourning, " rendered using tempera on panel technique. Its creator masterfully captures Mary's anguish while highlighting her strength amidst unimaginable pain. Gretchen further explores the concept through lithography with "Mater Dolorosa. " This print brings forth a hauntingly beautiful representation that resonates deeply with those who witness it. Around 1509-1511, an anonymous artist crafted yet another striking version using oil on panel medium titled "The Mater Dolorosa. " Through delicate brushwork and subtle color choices, they convey both vulnerability and resilience embodied by Mary during her time of sorrow.