History of the pieta in Northern Europe.

The Pieta is one three common representation of the Virgin Mary ,the other two being Mater Dolorosa (Mother of Sorrows) and Stator Mater(Here Stands The Mother). The Pieta originated in Germany where it was called the Vesperbild around 1300 it reached Italy around 1400. 1 Bohemian Pieta 1390 -1400. 2nd Austrian Pieta 1420.3rd.Cologne Pieta 15th century.4th Swabian Pieta 1500.