Carrara Marble Pieta

Shaped from a single block of white carrara marble the bandini pietà is the third and final pieta that michelangelo worked on during his career.

Carrara marble pieta. The feedback on our trademarked carrara venato collection is what led to the creation of this collection. In piazza del duomo cathedral square on the façade of the house where he lived during one of his. 1498 1499 is a work of renaissance sculpture by michelangelo buonarroti housed in st. Restoration of michelangelo s bandini pietà at.

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. A restorer works on one of michelangelo s pieta sculpture in florence italy tuesday sept. 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. A restoration of one of michelangelo s pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown.

Michelangelo carved it from a single slab of marble. It s been a favorite medium of. 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. Peter s basilica vatican city it is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist.

A restoration of one of michelangelo s pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown. Specifically he used carrara marble a white and blue stone named for the italian region where it is mined. Pietra carrara is an exclusive collection from the builder depot. Pietà artist michelangelo year 1498 1499 medium marble location st.