There are a number of reasons why this drawing would not be a copy of a Pieta by an old Master painting 1. The Madonna does not wear a veil 2. She appears to be in contemporary costume 3. The model has the features of one of the MacDonald sisters 4. The face of Christ has a look of being modeled from life and resembles those of Frederick MacDonald, younger brother of Georgiana, who idolized Burne-Jones. This is the only time that a Pieta appears within Burne-Jones's output.