Pieta By Michelangelo In The Museum Of Bibilical Art In Dallas, Texas Editorial Photo

Pictured is a bronze statue with brown patina titled `Pieta`. It is a 2008 copy of the original by Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarotti Simoni, more commonly known by his first name, Michelangelo. He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. It is a work of art included in the selfie tour inside the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, Texas. A pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture.