The Piety

BASIC INFORMATION:

Title: The Piety
Author: Michelangelo
Year: 1498-1499
Style: Renaissance
Technique: Marble
Location: Basilica of San Pedro of Vaticano, in Rome
General description: The Piety is a sculpture that represent the Virgen Maria and Cristo.

The Piety is a sculpture of Michelangelo. Michelangelo is an architect, sculptor and painter italian renaissance. He was considered one of the grestest artists in history for his sculptures, paintings and architectural works. Some of his sculptural works are: La Virgen de la Escalera, La Madonna de Brujas, El David; paintings: La Tormenta de San Antonio, Santo Entierro, Sagrada Familia... and architectural works: reconstruction of the facade of the basilica of San Lorenzo, Sacristia Nueva and many more.... Other architects are: Giotto, Brunelleschi, Alberti, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci....
This sculpture is part of cinquecento (16th century). The Renaissance is a new style originated in the small Italian states.
The Piety was created in 1498-1499 in the Basilica of San Pedro of Vaticano in Rome.
It is a free standing figure and the tecnhical means ir marble. The volume is pyramidal.
It is religious and is part of the Bible. In the sculpture, the Virgen Maria holding Cristo.
The figure is idealised.

Michelangelo differed from the others because he portrayed intense emotions in his works.
It is cinquecento, Rome became the artistic centre. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael Sanzio belong to this place.

I think that this sculpture is one of the most important because is very nice and represent the Virgen Maria with Cristo.