Pieta - last entry

Just as an example - here's Michelangelo's Pieta (sculpted 1498-99, now situated in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome):






















One interpretation of the work suggests that Michelangelo's treatment of the subject was influenced by his passion for Dante's Divina Commedia. Apparently he was so well-acquainted with the work that when he went to Bologna he paid for hospitality by reciting verses from it.