Pietà, anonymous, c. 1450 - c. 1475
pipeclay with polychromy, h 42.3cm × w 27.6cm × d 11.2cm Catalogue entry
Using a mould, identical miniature statues were mass-produced in pipe clay (white-fired clay), then fired and painted. This statuette is among the more ambitious works of these clay sculptors and was once part of an altar.
