Chi scolpi la Pietà?
Chi scolpi la Pietà?
Michelangelo Michelangelo ha scolpito tre “Pietà” nel corso della sua lunga vita, tutte e tre in marmo bianco, tutte e tre a dimensioni maggiori del naturale: una Pietà è conservata nella Basilica di San Pietro a Roma e il maestro la scolpì nel 1499, quando aveva 24 anni e delle tre è l'unica finita.
Qual'è il soggetto del gruppo scultoreo la Pietà?
Il soggetto del gruppo scultoreo è definito nel contratto: «Una Pietà di marmo, cioè una Vergine Maria vestita con un Cristo morto nudo in braccio».
What type of sculpture is the Pieta?
- The Pietà is a work of Renaissance🎨 sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti🎨, housed in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City🎨. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist.
What is the Pieta by Michelangelo?
- The Pietà is a work of Renaissance🎨 sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti🎨, housed in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City🎨. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. The statue was commissioned for the French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères, who was a representative in Rome.
What is the story behind Rosso's Pieta?
- At the time of the French Revolution Rosso's Pietà was confiscated from the Château d'Ecouen, the residence Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France, had built for himself. Set above the main door of the chapel, the painting was doubtless a commission: the Constable's coat of arms can be seen on the cushions Christ is resting on.
How long did it take Pieta to build the Sistine Chapel?
- Sculpting of the work took less than two years. Following completion, the Pietà's first home was the Chapel of Santa Petronilla, a Roman mausoleum near the south transept of St. Peter's, which the Cardinal chose as his funerary chapel. The chapel was later demolished by Bramante during his rebuilding of the basilica.
