The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mater Dolorosa

Farmenter, Frederick A.. "Mater Dolorosa." New York Saturday Press. (1859-11-19).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

A lovely young woman of royal status enters the ballroom and dances with a knight. The image of Mater Dolorosa looks upon her, and the speaker hopes--despite the painting and the young woman's similar features--that her fate is not similar.