- Pieta by Michelangelo
In the Pieta, the twenty three year old Michelangelo presents us with an image of the Madonna with Christ’s body never attempted before. Her face is youthful, yet beyond time; her head leans only slightly over the lifeless body of her son lying in her lap. St. Peters Basilica (San Pietro), Vatican, 1499 A.D. This famous marble work of art depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. It takes to the extreme the Renaissance ideal of classical harmony, beauty and restraint. This beautiful museum replica of Pieta by Michelangelo is a very beautiful sculpture to have.
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