MICHELANGELO'S PIETÀ: A Renaissance Sculptural Masterpiece

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Join me in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome as we talk about Michelangelo’s infamous Pietà sculpture of 1497-1500.

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Filmed in Rome, Italy (by me).
Edited by me.
Research and Transcript by me.
Music by Shanaya Serraino.

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CLIPS USED:
1. Light is Back. La Pietà by Michelangelo (iGuzzini illuminazione)
2. Florence, Italy: Michelangelo’s David (Rick Steves’ Europe)
3. Inside Sistine Chapel on 500th anniversary (CNN)
4. Michelangelo: Pietà (Basilica di S. Pietro)

IMAGES (in order of appearance):
1. Map of Italy: https://photos.com/featured/old-italy...
2. Pieta: https://www.mutualart.com/Article/Fro...
3. French Cardinal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bi...
4. Pieta Sculpture: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Piet...
5. Pieta Sculpture: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanitie...
6. Dante’s Divine Comedy: https://www.wantedinmilan.com/news/da...
7. Virgin Mary (Pieta): http://thecoincidentaldandy.blogspot....
8. Pieta: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/6...
9. Christ (Pieta): https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/r...
10. Giorgio Vasari: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio...
11. Michelangelo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michela...