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Mary is much larger in comparison to Jesus than one would expect. This was so Mary could cradle Jesus' body in her lap. The genius of Michelangelo is that the disproportion is not easy to see; however, if you consciously compare the size of Mary's hands to those of Jesus the difference in scale becomes apparent.

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