# St Mark

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GAI, Antonio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gai-antonio-r6d3d8a84b60a04>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

This statue is on the high altar of the church of Santa Maria della Pietà \(called La Pietà\). In this statue the play of the folds tends to assume a geometricising pattern that underlines the movement of the figure.

## Related artworks

- [Gate of the Loggetta \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gai-antonio-r6d3d8a84b60a04/gate-of-the-loggetta-detail-r7546deced47be8>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)