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anguis218:

Mater Dolorosa
A painting from 1499 of Mary as the Mother of Sorrows, originally painted for the high altar of Hamburg cathedral in Germany.

anguis218:

Mater Dolorosa

A painting from 1499 of Mary as the Mother of Sorrows, originally painted for the high altar of Hamburg cathedral in Germany.

(Source: allaboutmary)

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