Pietà

Michelangelo, 1499, Peterskyrkan

‘Pietà’ is a work by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italy, 1475–1564). It is dated 1499. It is part of the collection Peterskyrkan. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of marble. It measures 174 × 195 cm. The work belongs to the genres group of sculptures and religious art. The things depicted include Jesus Christ, man, and Mary.

The catalogue has 104 more works by Michelangelo Buonarroti.

• The Renaissance