Pieta Marble Statue

Michelangelo claimed that the block of carrara marble he used to work on this was the most perfect block he ever used and he would go on to polish and refine this work more than any other statue he created.

Pieta marble statue.

1 16 of over 1 000 results for pieta statue top collection la pieta by michelangelo statue museum grade replica in premium sculpted resin 10 inch tall figurine with white marble finish 4 8 out of 5 stars 139. Peter s basilica vatican city it is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. Peter s basilica in vatican city. The scene of the pieta shows the virgin mary holding the dead body of christ after his crucifixion death and removal from the.

It measures 174 cm 195 cm 68 5 in 76 8 in and is currently stored at st. The rondanini pieta is a marble sculpture by michelangelo on which he worked on from 1522 until the last days of his life in 1564. And you really feel first of all that the marble is transformed by michelangelo into flesh but also the weight of that body and through that weight the loss of life that s so palpable for mary. Michelangelo s pieta sculpture was created entirely in marble which was also what he used to create david and several other key sculptures.

According to several sources there were three versions of the art work where this sculpture is the last one. The statue was commissioned for the french cardinal jean de bilhères who was a representative in rome the sculpture in carrara marble was made for the. It s the complete lack of resistance that his body offers and the exertion that she has to extend in order to hold him.