Michelangelo's
Pietà
One
of the most famous
statues ever carved, he was
only 25 years old when he
finished this masterpiece in
marble in the year 1499.
This
image is on my wall at home ...
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Behind
a wall of bulletproof
glass (since being attacked
in 1972 by a hammer-wielding
vandal), you best
bring a tripod and cable
release if you want a
decent photograph of it.
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Saint
Petrus of Alcantar
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Saint
Helena, the Emperor
Constantine's mother, was
sculpted by Andrea Bogli
in 1646.
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Saint
Bruno Fundator
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The
statue of Saint Longines
the Martyr. He was the
Roman soldier who pierced
Jesus' side with his lance;
was sculpted by Bernini
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