Pietà (Gannat)

Pietà in Gannat

The Pietà in the Sainte-Croix church in Gannat , a French commune in the Allier department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region , was created in the 18th century. In 1985 the baroque Pietà was classified as a Monument historique .

The colored wooden sculptural group shows Mary on her knees with the body of Jesus . Maria is bent backwards, she wears a long and loose dress with many folds. The long hair of Christ falls on her dress.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 1 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 389 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vierge de Pitié in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 46 ° 6 ′ 0.9 ″  N , 3 ° 11 ′ 55.6 ″  E