La Madonna Marble

Limited edition and third example of k madonney s masterpieces.
La madonna marble. Michelangelo pietà marble 1498 1500 saint peter s basilica rome the pietà was a popular subject among northern european artists. 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. Michelangelo s depiction of the madonna and child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject which tended to feature a pious virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms instead jesus stands upright almost unsupported only loosely restrained by mary s left hand and. It means pity or compassion and represents mary sorrowfully contemplating the dead body of her son which she holds on her lap.
1498 1499 is a work of renaissance sculpture by michelangelo buonarroti housed in st. Peter s basilica vatican city it is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. The shrine of nostra signora della guardia our lady of the watch is a roman catholic place of pilgrimage located on the top of monte figogna 804 m asl in the municipality of ceranesi about 20 kilometres 12 miles from the city of genoa in the northwest of italy. 100 of this sale benefits veterans.
He is thought to have been responsible for a group of stylistically related sculptures that is based mainly on their related compositions and drapery forms. It is the most important marian shrine in liguria. Products of the master s workshop include a large number of. The master of the marble madonnas was the name given to an unidentified sculptor or perhaps group of sculptors active in the tuscan region of italy between c.
The madonna of bruges is a marble sculpture by michelangelo of the virgin and child.