pieta

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He also sculpted amazing renditions of Moses and "the pieta," a sculpture of Jesus in Mary's arms after the crucifixion.

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  • Quando mi diparti'da Circe ... nè dolcezza di figlio, nè la pieta del vecchio padre, nè'l debito amore lo qual dovea Penelopè far lieta, vincer potero dentro a me l'ardore ch'i'ebbi a divenir del mondo esperto —  signandsight.com
  • For starters - the Matt / Daphne pieta did in fact happen - just in an alternate future that Peter averted. —  Comic Book Resources
  • He also sculpted amazing renditions of Moses and "the pieta," a sculpture of Jesus in Mary's arms after the crucifixion. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • The pieta has an overpowering sense of love and tragedy to it unmatched by any other work of art in history (see attached). —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • He also sculpted amazing renditions of Moses and "the pieta," a sculpture of Jesus in Mary's arms after the pietah as an overpowering sense of love and tragedy to it unmatched by any other work of art in history (see attached). —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
 

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