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Pietà (Michelangelo)
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The Pietà is a Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Virgin Mary by Michelangelo Buonarroti, in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, for
Pieta de Michelangelo Vaticano
Pieta de Michelangelo Vaticano
The grand pillars of the Chapel of the Holy Choir, where the two cherubic angels were relocated from the Pietà image in 1749. The Marian image was als
The grand pillars of the Chapel of the Holy Choir, where the two cherubic angels were relocated from the Pietà image in 1749. The Marian image was also pontifically crowned by Pius IX (1854) and Pius X (1904), respectively.
A detail view of the statue with damaged arm, nose and eye, May 1972
A detail view of the statue with damaged arm, nose and eye, May 1972
The venerated image with its original canonical crown from 14 August 1637 by the Pontifical decree of Pope Urban VIII. Photo circa, 24 May 1888.
The venerated image with its original canonical crown from 14 August 1637 by the Pontifical decree of Pope Urban VIII. Photo circa, 24 May 1888.