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Pieta Michelangelo

Pieta Michelangelo. By Kristen jolly 2/1/10. History. One of Michelangelo's first sculptures Built in Rome in 1500 Shows Mary hold the dead Christ Only work that he signed. Significance of pieta. Connects idea of pain with idea of redemption Christ completely resembles the dead

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Pieta Michelangelo

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  1. Pieta Michelangelo By Kristen jolly 2/1/10

  2. History • One of Michelangelo's first sculptures • Built in Rome in 1500 • Shows Mary hold the dead Christ • Only work that he signed

  3. Significance of pieta • Connects idea of pain with idea of redemption • Christ completely resembles the dead • Humans are faced with pain and redemption • Figures in sculpture are of beauty and are divine

  4. Connection between book and sculpture • Asher expresses his conflicts and pain through his art. • Expresses his mother’s pain through the Christian symbols. i.e. crucifixion and pieta. • Mother’s pain was dealing with aryeh and Asher. Sculpture helps him reflect and to become an individual more aware of his implication of his actions.

  5. Why Potok chose Pieta • Sculpture is significant in bringing back memories of pain, in this case Asher's pain. • Helps Asher reflect on his life.

  6. Works cited • http://www.eyeconart.net/history/Renaissance/michelangelo.htm • http://www.saburchill.com/history/biblio/009.html • http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/pieta/1pieta1.html

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