
The Pietà is a Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Virgin Mary by Michelangelo Buonarroti, in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, for which it was made. It is a key work of Italian Renaissance sculpture and often taken as the start of the High Renaissance.
Contender: Pietà — Michelangelo
Ranked #7 on "Top 10 Italian Renaissance Artworks". Cast your vote to back or challenge this spot.
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