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Pietà

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In this Pietà, Michelangelo expressed the emotional, human aspect of Mary mourning over the body of her dead son. The figures are realistic yet highly idealised, as revealed in Mary's youthful appearance and her larger scale, which allows Christ's body to gracefully fit upon her lap.
 
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