Vincent van Gogh 1853 – 1890 Pietà oil on canvas (73 × 60 cm) — 1889 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Van Gogh was staying in a mental hospital in Saint-Rémy when he made this painting. During his stay in the hospital he would later paint his other biblical work, Lazarus. This pietà (Mary in sorrow over her dead son) is strongly inspired by a painting by..