Pieta: Hard but Soft
1501 AD
1501 1501
12.30E41.55N
ART

VATICAN, ROME, ITALY
	In this close-up of Jesus in Michelangelo's Piet…, you can see the great artist's skill in representing limpness out of what might seem a most unpromising material -- hard stone.
	Notice also the smooth, beautiful finish that Michelangelo has imparted to Jesus' face.