Uncover the Story Behind Michelangelo's Iconic Pietà

[@wolfgangneuhaus8782]

the most beautiful piece of art ever made.

[@whansandceros]

I went on a Vatican tour in 2019 and the amount of art was overwhelming. When my eyes hit this statue I felt a visceral impact completely unlike anything else I experienced on that trip. In that moment I felt the immense sorrow and beauty of the human condition expressed in perfect balance.

[@harveywabbit9541]

The Pieta is borrowed from Venus holding the wounded Adonis.

[@goofygranny1020]

It is hard to find words to describe the beauty & sadness this sculpture evokes. ❤

[@Fuphyter]

I saw the Pieta at The Worlds Fair as a child. It blew me away. I still remember it well. ❤

[@betseyr.9081]

Me too, had the same reaction and from that time on knew this man was the greatest artist of all time and he still is.

[@Fuphyter]

@@betseyr.9081 the details are insane. How on earth did he carve muscle, veins, fabric in marble!

[@emmerentiagroenewald3694]

I was "lucky"to have gone there before the protecting glass was put around the sculpture!! I spent hours there just looking and crying at the beauty of it.......

[@twinpotracer]

ive just returned from rome, stood only for a short while as i was overcome with grief. it truly is a sculture that all people must view. the detail is frightening and amazing

[@incognito3620]

The Pietá is brilliant. Do we appreciate it.? We don’t have the intelligence or history to fully understand it. Thank you for these videos. They tell us so much.

[@storiesofart]

My pleasure

[@goofygranny1020]

At 12 I was awstruck! NY Worlds fair! It was shipped over. Most beautiful sculpture of all times!❤

[@riverwildcat1]

Very fine analysis and detailed description. It's a near-miracle in my book that it's so lifelike. Few men or women in history had the ability to do this.

[@johnsaikaly]

I acquired a piece of marble from the Carrera, Quarry and I carved with it, and what a joy it is to work with it is by far the most beautiful material for a sculptor

[@storiesofart]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bev9708]

WOOWWWW!!!! Absolutely fascinating!!!! What an awesome video Carel, thank you so much!!! When I lived in Florence, my art history teacher was quite condescending of all the undocumented stories associated with Michelangelo BUT they sure make for fascinating listening. Yes the attack on the Pieta was very big news in Australia at the time, as you can imagine... I was only a child but I remember the shocking news reports. Long before I ever studied anything at all about art history I had one of the most powerful experiences in my life in seeing the Pieta for the first time ... I gasped out loud and was struck dumb, tears streamed down my face, I was breathless!! In all my travels and studies ever since I don't believe I've ever seen anything to quite match it ... maybe Bernini's Daphne & Appollo? But no as that doesn't contain the pain, the love, the depth of suffering inherent in the human condition projected by the Pieta! I've had many wonderfully moving reactions to art, but I think this one takes the cake.

[@storiesofart]

Thanks for that! I agree, it is quite literally breathtaking

[@sohailajaved3278]

Noble. Exquisite. Mesmeric.

[@virginiaensinck5828]

Thank you so much, Carel, for this wonderful explanation about The Pietá. I think it's the most beautiful sculpture ever. I remember I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw in Saint Peter's Cathedral. I was deeply moved and tears came to my eyes. What I remember from my personal experience coupled with your wonderful explanation really made my day. ❤

[@storiesofart]

Thank you for that. You just made my day!

[@johndymond5002]

Thanks. The Pieta video was so very good. You obviously completed a huge amount of research , this together with your natural presentation style makes this video so good. Take care. John Dymond Wales. Nos da.

[@storiesofart]

Wow, thank you!

[@scotniver7180]

Thank you for the presentation and analysis. I'm just in Awe

[@kimberleylcd8051]

La plus belle œuvre d'art au monde

[@LL-xv1gt]

Good job at keeping my attention, even though I heard Mort of this before. Very solf spoken and interesting way of tell the story. Usually so boring, but you made it more interesting. 😊

[@hogsmeadhowler]

Thanks - very informative, really glad I found your channel 😊

[@storiesofart]

Thank you so much for your help!

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Amazing so much culture lasts for thousands of years ! Wonderful video, beautiful history... thank you.

[@yvonneplant9434]

In this case you mean hundreds of years not thousands. The Renaissaince was pretty recent historically speaking.

[@DanielMatte-jj5wl]

Beautiful piece , divinely inspired.

[@iamlove8108]

It’s by far the most exquisite, graceful, divine sculpture I’ve ever experienced…Even just for that going to St Peter’s was worth it…

[@tammygreen1618]

Thankyou, very thorough. Wish I knew this before my visit in 2019.

[@storiesofart]

Wish I had been there to tell you all about it😀

[@lisabolo26]

The most disappointing and frustrating thing was to see this Pieta in person at St. Peter's but not be able to truly experience it since it is kept within a bullet- and damage-proofed plastic casing. It is also up against the wall in an alcove. As such, you cannot walk around it and experience the Pieta in full. This was done to prevent further damage. Why do some humans always ruin it for everybody?

[@tammy_288]

I felt the same disappointment on a recent visit to St. Peters. We couldn’t get close to this masterpiece because of the crowds that gather and stay to take in it’s magnificence. It is elevated though, which gave us the opportunity to get some very good pictures above the crowd. Even the pictures themselves exude a sense of majesty and awe.

[@yvonneplant9434]

No respect for art. Beliefs that art is evil.

[@allanramusiewicz996]

I was able to fully view it at age 12 at The 1964 World’s Fair in 1964 and still have a small perfect model of it that says “The 1964 World’s Fair”. I’ve seen both Elvis and The Beatles and loved it but truly seeing The Pieta WAS better ✝️♥️♥️♥️🙏

[@Amethys12]

Not sure why, but it is frustrating for sure.

[@betseyr.9081]

@@allanramusiewicz996 Saw it then as child too, still remember the experience and the awe I felt.

[@lamh5265]

Nice presentation.

[@oriolconillverges633]

As always, brillant!!!

[@storiesofart]

Thanks again!

[@samosamo4258]

Great as usual!! Thank you so much ❤

[@rashmiramaswamy6472]

Thanks!

[@storiesofart]

Thank you so much!

[@whoswho6641]

I think this sculpture is supposed to be on the floor. So you can see all the beauty. Such a shame that it cannot be seen from up close. Just by looking at pictures of it there is that awe. All those emotions, and coming from a stone. Wow

[@domofswitch]

Man, you are The Greatest! Thanks so much for your marvelous presentations. Truly, I hang on every word...

[@domofswitch]

The 1972 attack - Where did it happen?

[@storiesofart]

in St Peters. the same spot it is still in today

[@storiesofart]

Thanks!

[@r46penceyellow1]

Thanks

[@storiesofart]

Thank you so much!

[@expeditoneto4748]

Amazing video!

[@simontemplate]

The face of Mary is exquisitely beautiful I think.

[@storiesofart]

Yes! it is, isn't it?

[@dealp3316]

Bedankt

[@storiesofart]

Heel veel dank!

[@jameslong6329]

Michelangelo is my favorite artist from this era!!!!❤👨‍🎨

[@Layo81]

Thank you. I am working as a guide there. I learnt a few things that the Vatican hadn't taught me.

[@storiesofart]

wonderful! I was a guide there many years ago

[@vla0226]

Great video, thank you!

[@scottprather5645]

Thank you for the interesting stories

[@incognito3620]

How do we dare thing we can improve genius. NEVER change a master of that period.

[@baylorsailor]

Very interesting!

[@storiesofart]

Glad you think so!

[@headlesschicken99]

Undone bed or "exhibiting" a chewing gum on the floor isn't art. Regardless the word salad many critics use to convince us.. This is. Extremely rare genus. Timeless art.

[@goofygranny1020]

I was blessed as a 12 year old on class trip to New York worlds fair in 1860's. We were on a conveyor belt that went all the way around it. It is gigantic! It is amazing & I was awstruck. It is gorgeous,every vein in visable. The most beautiful work of are of all times! I will never forget the feelings invoked when looked at it.what a beautiful tribute to our Lord & his mom. ❤🎉 today is June 21sr 2024 & I😢 am almost 73 but will never forget!

[@lunkee6972]

Did you mean 1960's? You would be dead if it was the 1860's haha.

[@betseyr.9081]

@@lunkee6972 It was in 1964 actually, I saw it then as well.

[@yellowboot6629]

Absolutely ❣️ Thanks

[@storiesofart]

You are so welcome

[@salvathijazi431]

Brilliant

[@janeday9148]

It is truly the most extraordinary experience, to see the human condition expressed in such a way is beyond words ,the beauty is beyond words, Mary is young looks the same age as her Son it's as if she knows her destiny is to lose him

[@nataliakewley]

Thank You 🙏🏻

[@davidwalker5054]

This sculptur doe,s not need to be analysed it speaks for itself you can only look at in stunned silence and wonder how is possible that this was created by a man

[@r.t.5425]

Great video

[@frankscivier4874]

The world’s most famous work of art is, undoubtedly, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”. However, in my opinion, the “Mona Lisa” isn’t the greatest work of art. THIS IS!!!, as long as you can compare a painting to a sculpture!. That someone could create this out of a lump of rock seems to me completely & utterly beyond belief!. No wonder that in his lifetime Michelangelo was known as “il Divino”, the divine one. The Renaissance artist and art critic Giorgio Vasari called the “Pieta” a miracle when he first saw it. How could anybody possibly want to disagree with him?.

[@iamlove8108]

I agree 100%!

[@betseyr.9081]

I have to say that in my book Michelangelo outshines DaVinci and still doesn’t get the recognition he should, far too many DaVinci documentaries and very little about this giant of a man.

[@MarkGiedraitis-ko3zn]

Just returned from Rome, where I had the opportunity to see this magnificent work of art. Unfortunately, only a copy was on display and the original was hidden behind barriers as it was being cleaned for the 2025 Jubilee. A bit disappointed, however the Basilica itself is stunning.

[@patriciamohar4445]

Do you have any photos of the back side of the Pietà ?

[@RobinPower-ui1ov]

Exquisite.... .absolutely breathtaking! Anyone who does not believe "the" Pieta was God - imspired, has never had a hammer and chisel in his hand, set before a block of marble! Can you imagine? "Look, Mom, what I made out of that block of matble in our backyard!" I love that you mentioned the stations......because, the Pieta , truly, does not make sense if you take it out of context. Why is Mary not hysterical, begging God to save her Son? She knows he will!!!!!!!

[@lorrieherrmann2562]

Was that an automatic tip applied?

[@miguelescalante4223]

The Man Who Attacked The Pieta Was Laszlo Toth

[@ezeee595]

And to think that he was barely 30 when he did this.

[@migueleduardoescalante5381]

The Man Who Vandalized The Michelangelo's Pieta Was Named Laszlo Toth

[@marcuspedro6969]

Have you ever wondered why nobody today can do a sculpture of such perfection to the human body as claimed Michael Angelo had achieved in his works ? That's because nobody carved or sculpted these marble statues and are in fact real dead flash frozen bodies. . They never explain how they get the marble to change the colour where blood has pooled !!! The marble is brittle yet they carved folded clothing and coloured the eyes. This would be impossible to colour the marble too.

[@incognito3620]

True masters don’t exist anymore. Especially at twenty two. Many live into their eighties and never reach master status. Art in America is treated as a third rate profession. Think of the talent being wasted in American. We are more occupied with iPads, computer, and God help me- sports.

[@STD927]

His Majesty Michelangelo Buonarroti

[@storiesofart]

divine even, according to his contemporaries...

[@ThienVo1984]

@: Nhân Ái !

[@terryg3046]

Thanks!

[@storiesofart]

Thank you so much!

[@svardm]

Very interesting!

[@storiesofart]

Thank you so much!