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Pietà is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo depicting Mary mourning over the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. Created in the late 15th century, it is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Renaissance art and is housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
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- Image
- The Pietà by Michelangelo (48135182552).jpg
- Height
- 174
- Width
- 195
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- native label
- Pietà vaticana
- Commons category
- Pietà of the Saint Peter's Basilica by Michelangelo Buonarroti
- inception
- 1499-00-00
- thickness
- 69
- described at URL
- www.vaticanstate.va/it/servizi/numismatica/emissioni-numismatiche/194-numismatica-2020/3036.html
- catalog code
- S8
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Article · Français
La Pietà (prononcé : [pjeˈta]) est une statue en marbre de Michel-Ange de la basilique Saint-Pierre du Vatican à Rome, représentant le thème biblique de la « Vierge Marie douloureuse » (Mater dolorosa en latin ou Pietà), tenant sur ses genoux le corps du Christ descendu de la Croix avant sa Mise au tombeau, sa Résurrection et son Ascension. Elle est sculptée entre 1498 et 1499.
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