Pieta!

"Pieta"
by
Michelangelo

Pieta, a magnificent sculpture created by the infamous Michelangelo, was produced when the amazing artist was only 24 years old, in 1499.

Vasari said this of the Pieta, ""It is certainly a miracle that a formless block of stone could ever have been reduced to a perfection that nature is scarcely able to create in the flesh."

The Pieta is a marble, 174 cm high sculpture of the virgin Mary, holding Jesus, after his brutal death. It is located to this day in St. Peter's Basilica,located in Rome.

My opinion of Pieta, is that it is beautiful. I know that sounds very bland and simple, but if you look at the faces within the sculpture, it represents Jesus and his virgin mother, Mary, in a whole new light. The intricate details within the statue are so carefully expressed. When I see the Pieta, I can feel the sorrow of Mary, and the wonderful sacrifice that Jesus gave on the brutal cross.