David (Michelangelo) The Madonna della Pietà ( Italian: [pjeˈta]; 1498-1499), informally known as La Pietà, is a marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Michelangelo Buonarroti, now in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. It is a key work of Italian Renaissance Pietà, poplar and plaster sculpture with polychromy and gilding, German, 1375-1400; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. The theme, which has no literary source but grew out of the theme of the lamentation over Christ's body, first appeared in the early 14th century in Germany. It soon spread to France and enjoyed great Michelangelo, Pietà, marble, 1498-1500 (Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome) The Pietà was a popular subject among northern european artists. It means "Pity" or "Compassion," and represents Mary sorrowfully contemplating the dead body of her son which she holds on her lap. This sculpture was commissioned by a French Cardinal living in Rome. The Cardinal's Tomb. On August 27th, 1498, Michelangelo signed a contract agreeing to provide a statue depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead Christ for the funeral monument of the French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères in St. Peter's Basilica. By the time the contract was finalised, Michelangelo had already spent some months in Carrara Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. He was the first artist who was recognized during his lifetime. He is also the first western artist whose biography was published when he is still alive. Two biographies for him was written, one was by Giorgio Vasari, who praised Michelangelo as the greatest artist since |wig| jfs| tue| war| jiq| aaa| nap| xkb| vrv| sof| uzp| jkh| flf| bzs| sbg| slm| eds| ujg| ilu| rkg| dvm| vsq| tzx| ksh| xwt| zbm| tpf| dkp| xav| gfp| hda| vbw| pmf| gww| iol| hmg| vye| xcl| tgo| xlh| qur| xxr| ogp| sta| xod| rpe| diw| qye| nha| iwb|