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Pietà
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thumb|Michelangelo Buonarotti's Pietà in [[Saint Peter's Basilica, 1498–1499. Crowned by the Pontifical decree of Pope Urban VIII in 1637. ]]
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- Instance of
- artistic theme
- Subclass of
- memorial
- Religion
- Christianity
- Depicts
- Mary
- Image
- The Pietà by Michelangelo (48135182552).jpg
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- Pietà, Malta
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- facet of
- religious art
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thumb|Michelangelo Buonarotti's Pietà in [[Saint Peter's Basilica, 1498–1499. Crowned by the Pontifical decree of Pope Urban VIII in 1637. ]]
The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the mortal body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross. It is most often found in sculpture. The Pietà is a specific form of the Lamentation of Christ in which Jesus is mourned by the Virgin Mary alone. However, in practice works called a Pietà may include angels, the other figures usual in Lamentations, and even donor portraits.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pietà” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.