Depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus, this is FTP, what statue in St. Peter's Basilica, the only work signed by Michelangelo?
This statue commissioned for Jean de Billheres features a figural group atop Golgotha, one of whose thighs are unrealistically shortened. The seated figure's abundant drapery distracts from distortions in the other figure but not from her intense gaze. That seated figure, depicted as very young to symbolize purity, cradles the shoulder of the other figure while her left hand is held outward in a gesture of submission. Depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus, this is FTP, what statue in St. Peter's Basilica, the only work signed by Michelangelo?
This statue commissioned for Jean de Billheres features a figural group atop Golgotha, one of whose thighs are unrealistically shortened.
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