Carrara Marble Pieta

In piazza del duomo cathedral square on the façade of the house where he lived during one of his.

Carrara marble pieta.

A restoration of one of michelangelo s pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown. Restorers work on one of michelangelo s pieta sculpture in florence italy tuesday sept. Michelangelo carved it from a single slab of marble. This impressive sculpture is currently placed in vatican city at st.

Peter s basilica vatican city it is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. The great michelangelo buonarroti caprese 1475 rome 1564 though he did not leave any of his works of art in carrara always had a close relationship with the town staying there many times to visit the quarries and choose personally the marbles which gave life to his masterpieces. A restorer works on one of michelangelo s pieta sculpture in florence italy tuesday sept. Pietra carrara is an exclusive collection from the builder depot.

Pietà artist michelangelo year 1498 1499 medium marble location st. Specifically he used carrara marble a white and blue stone named for the italian region where it is mined. 1498 1499 is a work of renaissance sculpture by michelangelo buonarroti housed in st. It s been a favorite medium of.

Restoration of michelangelo s bandini pietà at. Peter s basilica vatican city dimensions 68 5 in 76 8 in 174 cm 195 cm the pietà is regarded as one of the greatest works of the renaissance artist michelangelo buonarroti. The statue was commissioned for the french cardinal jean de bilhères who was a representative in rome the sculpture in carrara marble was made for the. The feedback on our trademarked carrara venato collection is what led to the creation of this collection.