Michelangelo's Pietà

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Renaissance sculpture marble sculpture religious artwork

Michelangelo's Pietà is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, celebrated for its emotional depth and exquisite craftsmanship.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pietà	3
Pietà (Michelangelo)	2
Vatican Pietà	2
Pietà by Michelangelo	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance sculpture ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ religious artwork ⓘ
artForm	freestanding sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	first major work by Michelangelo in Rome ⓘ
artist	Michelangelo ⓘ
associatedWith	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ surface form: St. Peter's Basilica treasury
commissionedBy	French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères ⓘ
commissionedFor	funerary monument ⓘ
completionDate	1499 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creationPeriod	1498–1499 ⓘ
creator	Michelangelo ⓘ
currentPlacement	first chapel on the right of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
damagedIn	1972 hammer attack ⓘ
depictionType	Lamentation of Christ ⓘ surface form: Pietà
depicts	Virgin Mary ⓘ Burial of Jesus ⓘ surface form: dead body of Jesus Christ
genre	Christian art ⓘ
height	about 174 cm ⓘ
iconicStatus	masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture ⓘ
inception	1498 ⓘ
influenced	later depictions of the Pietà theme ⓘ
inscription	Michelangelo ⓘ surface form: Michelangelo Buonarroti Florentinus Faciebat
languageOfInscription	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Vatican City ⓘ
location	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ
materialUsed	Carrara marble ⓘ
movement	High Renaissance ⓘ
notableFeature	highly polished marble surface ⓘ triangular pyramidal composition ⓘ youthful depiction of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
onlyWorkSignedBy	Michelangelo ⓘ
originalLocation	Pietà Chapel ⓘ surface form: Chapel of Santa Petronilla in Old St. Peter's Basilica
portrays	Jesus Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus
protectedBy	bulletproof glass ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
restored	after 1972 attack ⓘ
signatureLocation	sash across the Virgin Mary's chest ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	idealized anatomy ⓘ subtle drapery carving ⓘ
subject	Lamentation of Christ ⓘ
theme	maternal grief ⓘ sorrow and compassion ⓘ
title	Michelangelo's Pietà self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pietà
width	about 195 cm ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères → commissioned → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean de Bilhères

this entity surface form: Vatican Pietà

St. Peter's Basilica → containsWork → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

Pietà Chapel → hasArtwork → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pietà (Michelangelo)

Pietà Chapel → houses → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pietà (Michelangelo)

Michelangelo → notableWork → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pietà

French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères → patronOf → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean de Bilhères

this entity surface form: Vatican Pietà

Lamentation of Christ → relatedMotif → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pietà

Michelangelo's Pietà → title → Michelangelo's Pietà self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pietà

Carrara marble → usedIn → Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pietà by Michelangelo