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Pie·tà       [pee-ey-tah, pyey-tah, pee-ey-tuh, pyey-] Pronunciation Key
–noun (sometimes lowercase) Fine Arts.
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
[Origin: 1635–45; < It: lit., pity < L pietās piety; cf. pity]
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pie·tà also Pie·tà       (pyā-tä')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A painting or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning over the dead body of Jesus.


[Italian, pity, pietà, from Latin pietās; see piety.]

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Pietà [(pyay-tah; pee-ay-tah)]

A painting, drawing, or sculpture of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means “pity” in Italian. (See photo, next page.)

Note: The most famous of four Pietàs by Michelangelo is a sculpture at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

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