Encyclopedia > Michelangelo's Pietà

Article Content

Michelangelo's Pieta

Redirected from Michelangelo's Pietà

The Pieta by Michelangelo is in the Vatican in Rome.

This famous artwork depicts the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion in the arms of his mother Saint Mary.

Michelangelo's Pietà was damaged in 1972 by a fanatic with a hammer.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Westhampton Beach, New York

... 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 ...