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Pietà
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Pietà

Michelangelo

Mary cradles the dead Christ in flawless marble.

Maker
Michelangelo
Date
1498–1499
Era
Medieval
Style
Renaissance Europe
Form
Sculpture
Origin
Italy
Where it is
St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City