Sorrow over Christ's Death Mary is often shown in a scene known
as the 'Pietà' (from the Italian for 'pity'). She holds the body
of Christ in her arms and weeps for his painful and humiliating
death. The scene shows Mary as a mother, grieving for her child.
Yet, even in grief she obeys God's will. - Part of a standing
pyx showing the Virgin Mary grieving over the body of Jesus
Christ - Spain, about 1520 - Museum no. M.459-1956