Michelangelo's "Pieta"

Michelangelo's Pieta is made from marble around 1498 through 1500 and is currently located in St. Peter’s Basilica. In 1498 Michelangelo received a commission from a Roman Cardinal asking if he could create a statue of the Mary clothed, with the dead Christ in her arms, and life size. Two years lasted when the work was complete the Art Critics exclaimed it was a masterpiece. The Pieta is the only work that Michelangelo signed.

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