![]() ![]() There is some indication that the man in the hood is based on a self-portrait of the artist. 1547–1555), it is not the Virgin Mary who is holding Jesus' body, but rather Nicodemus (or possibly Joseph of Arimathea), Mary Magdalene, and the Virgin Mary. In a lesser known Michelangelo Pietà, The Deposition (c. His signature is carved as MICHAELAGELUS BONAROTUS FLORENTIN FACIEBA "Michelangelo Buonarroti the Florentine did it". Upon hearing that visitors thought it had been sculpted by Cristoforo Solari, a competitor. Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture is also unique in the fact that it is the only one of his works that he ever signed. She is shown as youthful for two reasons God is the source of all beauty and she is one of the closest to God, also the exterior is thought as the revelation of the interior (the virgin is morally beautiful). The Virgin is also unusually youthful, and in repose, rather than the older, sorrowing Mary of most Pietàs. The body of Christ is different from most earlier Pietà statues, which were usually smaller and in wood. The Deposition, 1547–1555, Michelangelo, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, FlorenceĪ famous example by Michelangelo was carved from a block of marble and is located in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. In Spain the Virgin often holds up one or both hands, sometimes with Christ's body slumped to the floor. The Deposition of Christ and the Lamentation or Pietà form the 13th of the Stations of the Cross, as well as one of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin.Īlthough the Pietà most often shows the Virgin Mary holding Jesus, there are other compositions, including those where God the Father participates in holding Jesus (see gallery below). Many German and Polish 15th-century examples in wood greatly emphasise Christ's wounds. ![]() The Pietà developed in Germany (where it is called the "Vesperbild") about 1300, reached Italy about 1400, and was especially popular in Central European Andachtsbilder. The other two representations are most commonly found in paintings, rather than sculpture, although combined forms exist. Pietà is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being Mater Dolorosa (Mother of Sorrows) and Stabat Mater (the mother was standing). Sculpture Crucifixion of Jesus observing Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus (Salzburg work, 1470s), National Gallery of Slovenia. ![]()
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