Roman Bronze Sculpture - Pietà - By Michelangelo

Michelangelo's Pietà is one of the most important masterpieces of Western art. At the age of 24 years, Michelangelo created the sculpture in 1499 for St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. This famous work of art depicts the body of Jesus on the womb of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. The Pietà is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculptural art and represents the whole history of salvation. In the face of the Mother of God, there are traces of sadness, humility, wisdom and an infinite gentleness. The death of the incarnate Son of God is a symbol of redemption. To grasp the holistic meaning of the Pietà, it is necessary to know about the history of salvation. The sculpture is positioned on a marble base and signed with Michelangelo.

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Like all our products also this article is made of 100 percent bronze. The molten bronze is hand-poured and manufactured in accordance with the most stringent quality criteria. The sculpture is made in the lost wax technique.

Michelangelo (1475-1564) is one of the most important Italian sculptors, painters, architects and poets of his time. As the main champion of Italian Renaissance he is unsurpassed in its perfection. His magnificent paintings express passionate emotion and vitality. Among other things, he created the frescoes and paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, and the sculptures of the Medici Chapel in Florence.