Keywords: Italian - The Pietà - Walters 44161.jpg The pax of copper gilt enriched by appliqués of plain silver is set with a rectangular plaque of enameled copper and also with a lunette plaque of enamel The main plaque represents a Pietà the dead Christ rests on the lap of the Virgin flanked by St John on the left and the kneeling Mary Magdalene and Joseph of Arimathea on the right In the lunette God the Father amidst clouds extends his arms and raises his right hand in the act of benediction ca 1515 1520 painted enamels on copper with gilt and silver appliques cm 18 5 12 3 accession number 44 161 29073 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters place of origin northern Italy Walters Art Museum license Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum Pax tablets |