Mary holding jesus

September is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary

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"Madonnina" or "The Madonna of the Streets" -- by Roberto Ferrucci (Italian, 1853--1934). The painting won the second Venice Biennale in 1897. *

Michelangelo’s Pieta is a world-famous sculpture by, completed in 1499 AD, when the artist was just 24 years old. The sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion.

Pieta, Michelangelo, Rome, Italy

Madona and child by Cicely Mary Barker

In keeping with Holy Week, I present Michelangelo's "Pieta". This is truly a beautiful and moving piece of art. I was fortunate to have seen it in person when I was a child - about 10 or 11 I think. It was at the Vatican Pavillion at the World's Fair in New York in the 1960s. Even at that young age I could see that this was something out of the ordinary. Created in 1499 out of a single piece of marble, the "Pieta" stands 5ft 5.5 ins by 6 ft 4.8 ins. It was commissioned by the French Cardinal…

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The image depicts a woman, likely the Virgin Mary, holding a baby, possibly Jesus, in her arms. She is wearing a long, pink robe, and the baby is wrapped in a white cloth. They are surrounded by roses, and there is a golden halo above the woman's head. The scene is painted in a realistic style and evokes a sense of peace and serenity. The image may represent a religious scene of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus.