A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
Representation of Virgin Mary with dead Christ across her knees
In Christian art, a depiction of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of Christ. Examples include the Avignon Pietŕ about 1455 (Louvre, Paris), Michelangelo’s carved Pietŕ 1498–99 (St Peter’s, Rome), and Giovanni Bellini’s Pietŕ 1468–71 (Brera Gallery, Milan).(Italian) “piety”; representation of the dead Christ held and mourned by the Virgin Mary.