This section of the sculpture by Michelangel titled Pieta shows a close up of the face Jesus Christ.

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This section of the sculpture by the Italian sculptor painter Michelangelo (1475-1564) titled Pieta shows a close up of the face of Jesus Christ. Michelangelo carved Christ lying in the arms of his mother Mary just after the crucifixion. One of his two best known works (the other is David), it was completed in 1499. It is now housed in the Vatican Museum. The photo dates to 1964.

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Size: 5101px × 3684px
Location: Vatican, Italy
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: christ, christianity, crucifixion, italian, jesus, mary, michelangelo, mother, museum, pieta, renaissance, rome, sculptor, sculpture, vatican, virgin