Pieta
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- Pieta
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Dublin Core
Title
Pieta
View: Detail, faces and torsos
Subject
human figure; New Testament; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; sorrow; mother and son; crucifixion; pity; Lamentation of Christ
Description
Commissioned in 1497 by the French Cardinal Jean Villiers de La Grolais (ca. 1430-1499) for his own tomb, it was begun the following year and was finished by 1500. It signals the beginning of Michelangelo's maturity as a sculptor.
Creator
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
Source
Description: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/
Date
1498-1500 (creation)
Rights
publicDomain
Relation
part of Saint Peter's Basilica
Format
marble
68.5 in (height) x 76.8 in (width)
Type
sculpture (visual work)
Identifier
mich035.jpg
Coverage
Saint Peter's (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Renaissance
Citation
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564), “Pieta,” Institute Images Online, accessed April 21, 2018, http://westerncivart.com/items/show/2998.
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