Abraham C
Michelangelo’s Pietà, St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
Of all of Rome’s riches, Michelangelo’s Pietà to me was the most moving. I feel as if I had known it all of my life and may be I did. Bellini’s “Madonna of the Meadow” at the National Gallery has always been a favourite. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giovanni-bellini-mad.... The similarities are striking. The natural pose of the baby with the mother anticipates the inevitable sadness to follow in the Pietà.
Michelangelo’s Pietà, St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
Of all of Rome’s riches, Michelangelo’s Pietà to me was the most moving. I feel as if I had known it all of my life and may be I did. Bellini’s “Madonna of the Meadow” at the National Gallery has always been a favourite. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giovanni-bellini-mad.... The similarities are striking. The natural pose of the baby with the mother anticipates the inevitable sadness to follow in the Pietà.