Maria aan de voet van het kruis met naast haar de doornenkroon 1863

Auguste Danse's 1863 print, "Maria aan de voet van het kruis met naast haar de doornenkroon," depicts Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the foot of the cross. The print is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and shows a seated Mary, draped in a flowing robe, gazing upwards. Her sorrow and grief are conveyed through her posture and the presence of the crown of thorns on the ground. The landscape background, while simple, sets the scene for this poignant image of Mary's sorrow. This lithograph is a powerful visual representation of a central theme in Christian faith - the suffering of Christ and the sorrow of his mother.