Male of Sorrows #5
1970
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etching and aquatint inked à la poupée on white wove (Urachi) paper
Dimensions
image: 35.3 × 27.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.) sheet: 46.3 × 38.8 cm (18 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
2021.57.4
Art Historical Context
Barbara Rossi's *Male of Sorrows #* (1970) is a poignant print that reimagines the traditional Christian iconography of the "Man of Sorrows"—typically depicting Christ in suffering—with a contemporary twist, part of a series exploring vulnerability and devotion. Created during a vibrant era of American printmaking in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when artists pushed boundaries with innovative techniques, this work reflects Rossi's interest in folk-inspired patterns and religious motifs, aligning with the emerging Pattern and Decoration movement that celebrated ornamentation over abstraction....