Use spell check if you are going to post information online!! Pingback: Michelangelos Florence Pieta Spotbooks. I have a sculpture of the pieta my granmother gave to me the names on it says it was angelo an on the back another name A. Giannetti it very heavy. I was in high school then and of course thought I knew everything and no piece of sculpture could impress me. So I went to the Vatican showcase to see it. I remember distinctly how quiet and dark it was when I entered.
I stepped on to the moving staricase to go pass the sculpture and I remember being struck at the thought that even though it was marble, the statue seem to emanate the pain of a mother holding her dead son.
It was just so sad to me. Thanks for your comment, Simone. It must have been something to see the Pieta in person outside of Italy. You must be logged in to post a comment. This is a site for information and analysis of the world of the Italian Renaissance. There were many pietas in German and French art because the theme of Mary cradling Jesus originated in this area. However Michelangelo's Pieta is unique in that he mixed Gothic subject matter with Renaissance ideologies.
Inspired by naturalism, Michelangelo still utilized classic beauty in his sculpture and that is why Mary has the youthful features of her younger self. Additionally, Michelangelo believed that chaste women did not age, and of course Mary was a virgin. Michelangelo also had a great liking for Dante's Divine Commedia, in which the author says that because Jesus is a part of the Holy Trinity , Mary is technically his daughter.
Thus the artist was inspired by Dante to create his Mary as a beautiful, young figure who had not only carried Jesus, but was also his child. Composition: Mary is sat swathed in robes and cradling a lifeless Jesus. His head is flopped back against her shoulder and his legs are supported by his mother's arms. Set after the time when Jesus had been crucified, the two figures are disproportionately sized.
Mary is extremely large in comparison to the muscular yet small figure of Jesus. Mary has the features of a beautiful young lady rather than the mother of a fully grown man. Use of Space: Michelangelo's sculpture is in a pyramid shape. The top of Mary's head is small before the sculpture expands out to Mary's wide legs, which are covered in a large amount of material.
Her head is out of proportion to the rest of her body. She has a small, delicate face with pretty features. The reason that Mary and Jesus are out of proportion is because of the technical difficulties of having a woman cradle a fully grown man. This disproportionate use of sizing was common in Renaissance art and thus Michelangelo's Pieta was not considered bizarre.
Mood, tone and emotion: The religious theme of Michelangelo's Pieta is in keeping with the rest of hsi ouevre. Furthermore the sorrowful tone of the Pieta evokes pity in the viewer.
During life: Michelangelo was commissioned to create the Pieta by a French Cardinal when he was a relatively unknown artist and this Gothic theme was not well-known in Italy at the time. Marble Carving Sculpture.
Bronze Sculpture. Stainless Steel Sculpture. Iron Products. This famous work of art depicts the body Jesus on the knees of his mother of Mary after being crucified. Wednesday and Sunday From 1 pm to 3 pm. How to get St. Book Now! Peter's Basilica. Buy Now! Buy here Necropolis and St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour. Book online here! How to get there. FAQs — Michelangelo Pieta. Where is Michelangelo's Pieta?
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