Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo’s Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are still ...

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New restoration work is helping art historians understand Michelangelo’s Bandini Pietà, one of the Renaissance master’s great unfinished sculptures. A preliminary cleaning has already revealed ...

FLORENCE, Italy, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The restoration of Michelangelo's famed Pieta dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence has revealed that the single block of marble from which the masterpiece was sculpted ...

Michelangelo’s marble sculpture Pietà (translated as The Pity) is one of the most enduring images of Jesus. Housed in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, it depicts Mary cradling her son after the ...

A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist’s tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust ...

The restoration of a statue the artist created for his own tomb shines light on the psychology of the aging Renaissance master. By Elisabetta Povoledo FLORENCE, Italy — Michelangelo was an old man ...

A restorer works on one of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown details, ...

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