Pietà (Michelangelo)

sculpture by Michelangelo
VisualArtwork sculpture Q235242
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Summary

Pietà (Michelangelo) is a sculpture[1].

Key Facts

  • Creator: Michelangelo[2]
  • Country: Vatican City[3]
  • Instance of: cultural property[4]
  • Movement: High Renaissance[5]
  • Genre: group of sculptures[6], religious art[7]
  • Depicts: Jesus Christ[8], man[9], Mary[10]
  • Made from material: marble[11]
  • Collection: St. Peter's Basilica[12]
  • Location: St. Peter's Basilica[13]
  • Catalog code: S8[14]
  • Inception: 1499[15]
  • Main subject: Pietà[16]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17]
  • Has characteristic: tourist attraction[18]
  • Native label: Pietà vaticana[19]
  • Height: 174 cm[20]
  • Width: 195 cm[21]
  • Time period: High Renaissance[22]
  • Thickness: 69 cm[23]
  • Derivative work: Pieta[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . stpetersbasilica.info. stpetersbasilica.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+195'}
    Inception → +1499-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre → group of sculptures, religious art
    Coordinates → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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