FLORENCE, Italy — Michelangelo was an old man when he began working on a sculpture he envisioned for an altar for his own tomb: It was of a marble Pietà, depicting Jesus supported by the Virgin ...

The statue — a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, depicting the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother, Mary, after the crucifixion — was taken from St. Adalbert Catholic Church, 1650 W ...

The restoration of Michelangelo's famed Pieta dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence has revealed that the single block of marble from which the masterpiece was sculpted was flawed, offering a likely ...

A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist’s tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust and wax.

Art World The Sculpture Michelangelo Made for His Own Tomb Is Getting Its First Major Restoration in Italy—See the Powerful Images Here Restorers are making surprising new discoveries along the way.

A group of protesters continues to resist a plan to move a replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta from the now-closed St. Adalbert Church to St. Paul’s Catholic Church, which is about a mile away.

Michelangelo is believed to have signed it after another artist briefly received credit for it. On Sunday, the mission will hold a brief announcement at 4 p.m. and a reception in the gardens.

PHOENIX (AP) - The spirit of Michelangelo’s “Pieta” sculpture is being felt this Easter weekend thousands of miles away from Vatican City - outside a Phoenix charity’s dining hall.

Associated PressA lithograph of "La Pieta," believed to have been painted by Michelangelo in the 16th century, is seen here being held by Martin Kober in Tonawanda, N.Y.

ASSOCIATED PRESS A restorer works on one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

Michelangelo carved the Bandini Pieta between 1547 and 1555, when he was nearly 80. It’s the third known Pieta by the Renaissance master. An earlier one is in the Vatican, near the entry of St ...