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A depiction of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of Christ. Examples include the Avignon Pietà (c. 1455; Louvre, Paris), Michelangelo's carved Pietà (1498–99; St Peter's, Rome), and Giovanni Bellini's Pietà (1468–71; Brera Gallery, Milan).



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He is a recipient of both the Pietas and President's Medals from St.
in the Pieta Chapel of Saint Joseph Cemetery, 486 Clarendon St.
With this statue, as with the Pieta, the physical perfection of the main figures contrasts with the biblical accounts: Mary is too young, and David is too old.
 
 
 
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