Palestrina Pietà (attributed to Michelangelo)

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The Palestrina Pietà is a marble sculpture of the Virgin Mary mourning Christ, traditionally attributed to Michelangelo and housed in Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia.

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Palestrina Pietà (attributed to Michelangelo) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pietà
Renaissance sculpture
marble sculpture
artForm sculpture
artworkType freestanding sculpture
attributionStatus disputed
collection Galleria dell’Accademia sculpture collection
country Italy
creatorAttribution Michelangelo Buonarroti
linked to: Michelangelo
currentLocation Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
depicts Jesus Christ
Lamentation over Christ
Virgin Mary
genre religious art
hasPart figure of Christ
figure of the Virgin Mary
iconographicTheme Pietà
inception 16th century
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Florence
Tuscany
mainSubject dead body of Christ
materialUsed marble
movement Italian Renaissance
museumAccession Galleria dell’Accademia collection inventory
namedAfter Palestrina
period High Renaissance
possiblyBy Michelangelo
religion Christianity
subjectHeading Jesus Christ—Art
linked to: Christian art

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint—Art
linked to: Marian devotions
subjectMatter mourning of Christ by Mary
supportingCharacter Virgin Mary
title Palestrina Pietà
traditionalAttribution Michelangelo

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Galleria dell'Accademia notableWork Palestrina Pietà (attributed to Michelangelo)