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Pieta
Image View Description:
Detail: View of the head of the Virgin in the Pieta by Michelangelo
Date:
1498-1499
Location:
Rome (Italy)
Work Type:
sculpture
Material / Technique:
marble
Culture:
Italian
Creator:
Michelangelo
Creator Variant Name:
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Creator Nationality:
Italian
Creator Dates:
1475-1564
Creator Role:
sculptor
Style / Period:
Italian Renaissance
Repository:
St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City)
Photographer:
Caleb Smith
Image Source:
Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University
Record ID:
1213_rome2012_vatican_img_074
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