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It is called the Pietà.

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What is a pieta?

A pieta is a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms. Source: Oxford American Dictionary (quoted directly)


When was the Pieta finished?

A pietà is a painting or sculpture showing the Virgin Mary holding Christ's dead body. Very many artists have painted or sculpted this subject. The earliest ones are 14th century, and there are examples up to the present day. I suspect, though, that you only know of the one by Michelangelo, It was made about 1499.


Would the choice of subject of the artist affect the artistic value of art?

The subject as such is not crucial to the artistic value. There may be very badly made pictures of Christ. Picasso made a lovely sculpture of a baboon.


What is michelangelo's pieta'?

40 years after Michealangelo completed the Pieta, the German Augustine monk, Martin Luther objected to the corruption in the Roman Catholic Church, which began the Prodestant Reformation. The Reformation established rules geovening religious imagery. "Pieta" 1. Mary appears too young. Mary was middle aged when Christ died. Michelangelo stated that chastity preserves youth. youth symbolizes her incoruptable purity. 2. Christ appears asleep instead of dead. Michealangelo states, "Christ lives forever in our hearts and minds." 3. Mary larger than Christ. Michealangelo; illistrates his feebleness in state of death. 4. Christ too youthful and relaxed. -- Christ harmoniously contained within the large pyramidal forms of his mother. To a mother, a child is alway young and the mother always protects the child. 5. Christ timeless idealized image. -- 6. Mary appears to gaze incestously at Christ.


Why is la pieta religious?

La Pieta is a sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling, in her lap, the crusified body of Jesus Christ. It is considered a masterpiece of renaissence art, created by Michelangelo and housed in St.Peters Basilica in the Vatican City.

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What is a pieta?

A pieta is a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms. Source: Oxford American Dictionary (quoted directly)


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