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A black line drawing on a white background depicts two abstract figures, one hunched over and the other standing upright, both striding forward. A small number 4 is visible between their legs.

Henri Matisse. Detail of The Stations of the Cross, Chapel of the Rosary, Vence. All copyright-protected works by Henri Matisse © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: © Musée Matisse Nice/François Fernandez

A black line drawing on a white background depicts two abstract figures, one hunched over and the other standing upright, both striding forward. A small number 4 is visible between their legs.

Station 4: Jesus Meets His Holy Mother

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Art Object Info

Henri Matisse

Medium:
Black enamel brushwork on ceramic panel
Date:
1951

Visual Description:

Station 4, positioned on the far right of the lowest row, is approximately four tiles high and four tiles wide and shows two figures. The figures represent Jesus and his mother, who has met him on his journey. Behind Jesus, who stands to the left, are two lines that loosely form a cross, which he holds over his far-left shoulder. Jesus’ pose resembles the figure’s pose in Station 2, hunched over and facing toward the right side of the mural, apparently walking in that direction while burdened with the cross. The figure representing Jesus’ mother stands to the right of the hunched figure and appears to stride towards the right in step with her son.

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Station 4: Jesus Meets His Holy Mother

Henri Matisse
Date:
1951
Medium:
Black enamel brushwork on ceramic panel

Visual Description:

Station 4, positioned on the far right of the lowest row, is approximately four tiles high and four tiles wide and shows two figures. The figures represent Jesus and his mother, who has met him on his journey. Behind Jesus, who stands to the left, are two lines that loosely form a cross, which he holds over his far-left shoulder. Jesus’ pose resembles the figure’s pose in Station 2, hunched over and facing toward the right side of the mural, apparently walking in that direction while burdened with the cross. The figure representing Jesus’ mother stands to the right of the hunched figure and appears to stride towards the right in step with her son.

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