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Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà, St Peter's Basilica (1498–99).jpg
Artist Michelangelo
Year 1498–1499
Type Marble
Dimensions 174 cm × 195 cm (68.5 in × 76.8 in)
Location St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

The Pieta is a statue by Michelangelo. It is now in the first temple on the right of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.

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