Why it matters
The Virgin mourns over the emaciated body of Christ in the sculpture Michelangelo worked on until his last days. Only a detached arm survives from his original conception.
Did you know?
- He worked on it from 1552 until 1564.
- He worked on it all day just six days before his death.
- It is named after the Palazzo Rondanini in Rome, where it stood for centuries.
Based on the Wikipedia article Rondanini Pietà (CC BY-SA 4.0).
