³Pieta², detail of the Virgin¹s head and torso

Archive Photos;  January 1, 1949 ;     112 words ......head and torso A detail of Michelangelos Pieta, executed in 1499, examines...housed in the Vatican, the Michelangelos Pieta is the most famed of any...15th century. A detail of Michelangelos Pieta, executed in 1499, examines...

Relevant then and now

The Boston Globe;  July 21, 1998 ;   James Carroll;   779 words ......how that one statue, known simply as the Pieta, became the only work to which Michelangelo...Commissioned 500 years ago next month, the Pieta is the most famous of four Michelangelo...hands and feet all the more startling. This Pieta is precious to us because there is no more...

(book reviews)

Notes;  December 1, 1994 ;   Tiedge, Faun Tanenbaum;   787 words ...The musical lives of Anna Maria of the Pieta, Elisabetta Mantovani of the Incurabili...For example, liturgical books from the Pieta describing its ceremonies have yet to be...examples of music by Giovanni Porta from the Pieta to include sixty-one psalms, eleven Magnificats...

Papal center's spiral costly.

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI);  March 16, 2006 ;   Crumm, David;   787 words ......priceless artworks like Michelangelo's Pieta. The Vatican never sent any such masterpieces...asked about the initial plan to display the Pieta, his two-word reply was cutting: Very funny...suggested Vatican masterpieces, including the Pieta -- the famed sculpture of Mary cradling...

THE DISCOVERY IS THE THING

The Boston Globe;  January 21, 2003 ;   CHET RAYMO;   703 words ......only three could be saved: Michelangelo's "Pieta," Shakespeare's "Hamlet," Mozart's "Don...to prefer the artists to Einstein. The "Pieta," "Hamlet," and "Don Giovanni" do not...to live without that knowledge? Is the Pieta more important than the secret of the sun...

Autobiography Of Benvenuto Cellini: Part CI

Great Works of Literature;    Cellini, Benvenuto;   787 words ......upon a block of marble, and produced the Pieta which may be seen in the church of the...great diligence at the completion of his Pieta, and prayed the Duchess to get for him...receiving the permission, he erected his Pieta with great haste. It was not altogether...

Pieta.(Poem)

Prairie Schooner;  March 22, 2006 ;   Spaulding-Convy, Annette;   92 words ...Pieta It's the virgin's hemline she remembers and a wedge of parmigiano dunked in balsamic vinegar so red she thinks of blood or maybe...

El Greco photo.(History in the Media)(The Passion of Christ--Pieta with...

History Today;  November 1, 2006 ;     91 words ......was convinced he had found a painting by El Greco has been proved correct 60 years after his death. 'The passion of Christ--Pieta with Angels' was discovered by Emilios Velimezis who died in 1946 having failed to prove his supposition to art historians...

Savoy signs Nascimento.(LATEST BUZZ)

Billboard;  May 14, 2005 ;   Newman, Melinda;   28 words ...Brazilian world music/jazz artist Milton Nascimento has signed with Savoy Jazz. His July 26 label debut, Pieta, will mark his first U.S. release since 1999's Crooner on Warner Bros.

IBM: IBM at CeBIT '99 -- the network is pervading everyday life.

M2 Presswire;  February 26, 1999 ;     787 words ......the Mercedes Benz V-class, Michelangelo's Pieta , and a virtual EXPO 2000. IBM Pervasive...anywhere and at any time. Digitisation of the Pieta: 3D model provides first glimpses Deep...to researchers working on the digitised Pieta project. For over a year, a team of experts...

Michelangelo masterpiece to be on Vatican coin in new series

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 13, 1988 ;     80 words ...VATICAN CITY (AP) - Michelangelo's Pieta, which has awed and inspired visitors to St. Peter's Basilica for more than four centuries, will appear on a Vatican coin for the...

Pieta Brown Sticks to Her Roots in 'Remember'

NPR All Things Considered;  December 10, 2007 ;   ROBERT SIEGEL;   562 words ......SIEGEL NPR All Things Considered 12-10-2007 Pieta Brown Sticks to Her Roots in 'Remember...ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Singer/songwriter Pieta Brown grew up in simple settings in rural...Soundbite of song "Rollin Down The Track") Ms. PIETA BROWN (Singer and Songwriter): (Singing...

Ancient Mosaic acquires Piage & Pieta.(Ancient Mosaic Studios)(Piage &...

Casual Living;  July 1, 2007 ;     252 words ......Mosaic Studios has acquired Piage & Pieta Art Stone of Atlanta. The acquisition includes...and promote the designs as Piage & Pieta Art Stone. All of the molds and manufacturing...of our dealers have matched Piage & Pieta bases with our tops for years and we're...

Pieta Kiosk merges computer technology with Renaissance art

University Wire;  February 22, 2001 ;   Andrew Skemp;   282 words ......U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Michelangelo's Pieta, a famous Renaissance sculpture, was on...computer recreation of the sculpture, the Pieta Kiosk, was on display as part of a program...IBM and the University of Minnesota. The Pieta Kiosk is a highly accurate digital recreation...

CLEANING OF A MICHELANGELO 'PIETA' DONE

United Press International;  March 10, 2004 ;     226 words ......03-10-2004 Cleaning of a Michelangelo 'Pieta' done MILAN, Italy, Mar 10, 2004 (United...Michelangelo's last sculpture, the Rondanini Pieta, has been completed after five years of...did a thorough microscopic study of the Pieta that supported the legend that Michelangelo...