The amazing story of when, why and how is chronicled in Our Lady of the World’s Fair, a new book written by Ruth Nelson, which recounts the time Michelangelo’s Pietà made the transatlantic ...

Michelangelo is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant and iconic artists from the Renaissance period. From his paintings to his sculptures, they are all loved, appreciated, and admired by people ...

Born in 1475, Michelangelo was driven to create beautiful and perfect works and carved some of the most stunning statues like David and the Pietà from marble. As a painter, he decorated the ...

Created by Michelangelo when he was in his 20’s, the ‘Pieta’ is a beautiful, white sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the lifeless body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. Carved from ...

The Pieta of Michelangelo in St. Peter's Basilica (Photo: Credit: Stanislav Traykov, Niabot, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Each of these works was undertaken at different times in ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti, “Pietà” (1497–1499), Carrara marble (image via Wikimedia Commons) The scene is set in St. Peter’s, and the story is about Michelangelo’s “Pietà,” which he ...

Michelangelo’s paintings and sculptures display a unique intensity, physical realism and psychological understanding. As one of the most influential Renaissance artists, his famous works include ...

Black Catholic artist Wayman Scott’s Baltimore Pietà depicts a Black mother holding her dead son, reframing the famous Michelangelo piece through the lens of police brutality.

A beloved statue, a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, was removed from St. Adalbert Catholic Church in Pilsen on Tuesday and was transported it to St. Paul’s Catholic Church.

It’s a one-of-one, true original Michelangelo,” said Jason Dilling with Foundry Michelangelo. “It’s by far the largest statue, sculpture ever created in silver.” ...

When Michelangelo saw him peering in, he dropped his lamp and said: “Soon I shall fall like this lantern and my light will go out.” The Three Pietàs is about light in darkness.