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At the end, Mary’s humanity is on full display as she mourns the death of her son. The theme of the Pietà was popular in France and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries. Michelangelo ...
Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island is looking to honor more of those who died in the attacks or from related illnesses.
Sr. Mary Paulette, C.R. (Angela Marie Pieta) Member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection. Loving daughter of the late Walter Pieta and the late Marie Gajda. Dear cousin and friend… ...
Mary Catherine Biaganti Pieta (affectionally known as “Bea”), 84, passed away peacefully in her home on December 1, 2022. Bea grew up in Freedom where she attended school, married, and raised ...
The plan by the Archdiocese of Chicago to move the replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the crucifixion, to St. Paul’s Parish, 2127 W. 22nd ...
The statue, a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta — which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother, Mary, after the crucifixion — will go from St. Adalbert Church, 1650 W. 17th ...
From Michelangelo’s Pieta to a 12th-century painting, St. Peter’s Basilica contains priceless sacred art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tuesday, July 08, 2025. A service of EWTN News.
Object Details sculptor Unknown painter Buonarroti, Michelangelo 1475-1564 (copy after) Notes Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Summary A sculpture copied after Michelangelo's "Pieta," ...
This guest essay reflects the views of Ruth D. Nelson, and is excerpted from her book "Our Lady of the World's Fair: Bringing Michelangelo's "Pietà" to Queens in 1964." ...
Black Catholic artist Wayman Scott’s Baltimore Pietà depicts a Black mother holding her dead son, reframing the famous Michelangelo piece through the lens of police brutality.
The replica of Michelangelo’s La Pieta statue, which depicts Mary cradling Jesus’ body on her lap after the crucifixion, was finally moved after months of protests from neighbors, ...