Pietà
Madonna holding Christ
Pietà most often refers to Michelangelo's marble sculpture in St.
Peter's Basilica, depicting Mary holding the body of Christ after the crucifixion.
Completed around 1499, it is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Renaissance sculpture.
We stood in silence before the Pietà. (Lowercase pietà is any artwork of this type.)
Michelangelo
Florentine sculptor and painter
- MaryCommon feminine name
- ChristThe anointed savior
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
Renaissance · Vatican · St. Peter's Basilica · devotional · mourning · drapery · Virgin · crucifixion
Michelangelo
Florentine sculptor and painter
- MaryCommon feminine name
- ChristThe anointed savior
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
marble · Renaissance · Vatican · St. Peter's Basilica · devotional · mourning · drapery · Virgin · crucifixion · Carrara
- Famous PaintingsMona Lisa, Starry Night, The Birth of Venus, Guernica, American Gothic
narrative moment in christ's life
PietàResurrection
Rising from death
Madonna and Child · Annunciation · Transfiguration · Gloria · Holy Family
- filial pietyRespect owed to parents
- Christian pietyReligious devotion and virtue