Standing Madonna in Mourning 1520

"Standing Madonna in Mourning" is a 1520 drawing by the Monogrammist G.Z., a German artist who lived a short life between 1514 and 1521. The work is a delicate depiction of the Virgin Mary in a deeply sorrowful pose, her head veiled and her body draped in a flowing cloak. The artist's detailed use of cross-hatching conveys the figure's form with expressive precision, highlighting the pathos of Mary's mourning. The drawing is a poignant expression of the religious and emotional sentiments of the era, and is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.