The theme of the Pietà sculpture is grief and mourning, as it depicts the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus after his crucifixion. It emphasizes the relationship between a mother and her son, as well as the sorrow of losing a loved one.
What effect does pieta' sculpture have on you
Michelangelo
The third pieta
It is a marble sculpture.
Michelangelo :)
Michelangelo's "Pieta" was never actually painted - it's a sculpture! Michelangelo finished this sculpture in less than two years, working between 1498 and 1499.
Not a painting, but the sculpture 'Pietà' in St Peter's, Rome.
Michelangelo's "Pieta'".
He mde no painting of that name, but a beautiful sculpture in 1495.
If you had seen it you would know that it is special.
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)
It is called the Pieta and was one of Michaelangelo's greatest sculptures.