Why it matters
Michelangelo carved this Pietà for his own tomb, starting at about 72 and working at night by candlelight. After eight years he attacked it in frustration; the damaged group was later restored by Tiberio Calcagni.
Did you know?
- He worked on it between 1547 and 1555.
- Nicodemus, the hooded figure, is often thought to be a self-portrait.
- Christ's left leg is missing.
- It is also known as the Bandini Pietà, after the man who acquired it.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Deposition (Michelangelo) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
