Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo's Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti’s sculpture Pietà, completed around 1499, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, is considered a masterpiece of the Renaissance. The theme continues to be popular in Christian art.

On a previous 'Feel Art Again' post, reader Jane requested a post on Michelangelo's "Pietà ." After our round-up and quiz last week, this week is a good time to branch out and explore sculpture.

I’m a big believer in having opinions on art without research. There are, of course, various ways to read Taylor-Johnson’s Pieta, especially when examined under the lens of the artist’s biography.

The Pietà is the subject of Michelangelo’s only signed sculpture, and an image he returned to for his final, unfinished piece. But what is the significance of this icon of Christian art? On ...

Likely the artist’s final work, this 16th-century painting is a vast, darkly burnished depiction of Christ’s death that is suffused with grief.

After last years online edition, Art Basel is back in the real world for September 2021. And it starts with a Parcours event. What might at first glance appear to be confused tourists lost on ...

How Gothic Art From the Middle Ages Inspired Modern Artists An exhibition in Oslo considers how artists like Edvard Munch and Käthe Kollwitz embraced the expressive potential of medieval art ...

Other sacred art in the garden portrays Christ’s ascension into heaven, an imposing St. Francis overlooking birds at his feet, and a crucifixion rendered in aluminum, not one of Umlauf’s ...

See This Art: Into Charles Umlauf’s garden of good and evil. Michael Barnes. Austin 360. The three figures — one of them not immediately visible — come with some expected Charles Umlauf touches.

Dark Shadows: Lee Jeong-jin plays impassive underworld enforcer Gang-do in Pieta, a dark, enigmatic redemption parable from the controversial Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk. Drafthouse Films hide caption ...

See This Art: Into Charles Umlauf’s garden of good and evil. Michael Barnes. Austin 360. The three figures — one of them not immediately visible — come with some expected Charles Umlauf touches.