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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Pietà
Work_PrefTitle
Pietà
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Pieta
Work_AltTitle
Pieta
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail of Christ's head and torso
Image_Title
Detail of Christ's head and torso
Image View
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Creator:
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
Agent_Display
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Saint Peter's (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
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repository: Saint Peter's (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza di San Pietro
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza di San Pietro
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.902222 12.453333
GPS
41.902222 12.453333
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Date:
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1497-1500 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1497-1500 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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1.74 m (height) x 1.95 m (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
1.74 m (height) x 1.95 m (width)
Measurements
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Description:
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The Pietà is the work that marked the turning-point in Michelangelo’s fortunes. Commissioned in 1497 by the French Cardinal Jean Villiers de La Grolais (ca. 1430-1499) for his own tomb, it was finished by 1500. It signals the beginning of Michelangelo’s maturity as a sculptor. It shows great textural richness, a characteristic noted by Vasari in his description of the inert body of Christ. This sensitively carved surface is strongly contrasted with the unpolished textures of rock and tree stump. Although the dazzling virtuosity of the carving is less appreciated now than it was in the 16th century, there is general agreement that the Pietà is a work of unprecedented elegance. Much of the pathos of the group derives from the drapery of the shroud, which both cradles and displays Christ’s corpse. The Virgin shows no grief; her features are composed and the gesture of her left hand is designed to draw attention to her dead son. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Pietà is the work that marked the turning-point in Michelangelo’s fortunes. Commissioned in 1497 by the French Cardinal Jean Villiers de La Grolais (ca. 1430-1499) for his own tomb, it was finished by 1500. It signals the beginning of Michelangelo’s maturity as a sculptor. It shows great textural richness, a characteristic noted by Vasari in his description of the inert body of Christ. This sensitively carved surface is strongly contrasted with the unpolished textures of rock and tree stump. Although the dazzling virtuosity of the carving is less appreciated now than it was in the 16th century, there is general agreement that the Pietà is a work of unprecedented elegance. Much of the pathos of the group derives from the drapery of the shroud, which both cradles and displays Christ’s corpse. The Virgin shows no grief; her features are composed and the gesture of her left hand is designed to draw attention to her dead son. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-MB-P-A07
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-MB-P-A07
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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