03 — ARTWORK
Pietà
SEBASTIANO DEL PIOMBO · 1517 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on panel, 270 x 225 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Generally called a PietàA depiction of the Virgin Mary with the crucified body of Jesus across her lap. Developing in Germany in the 14th century, the Pietà became a familiar part of Renaissance religious imagery. One of the best-known examples is Michelangelo's "Pietà" (1497-1500) in St. Peter's, Rome., perhaps it is better regarded as a Lamentation, although the full-figured seated Mary is very materially present. In fact the impact of Michelangelo on the Venetian artist is here dramatically present, in the greater than previous attention that Sebastiano pays to human anatomy on the one hand, and the monumentalisation of the figures on the other. One should not, however, belittle Sebatiano's invention in this, among the finest images painted in the second decade of the sixteenth century.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Pietà by SEBASTIANO DEL PIOMBO},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sebastiano-del-piombo-r5558a036168963/piet-rf59cc20b6dcea6},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
