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d that appeals to the casual observer.It is not, like most of Michelangelos works, deeply chargedwith spiritual feeling. There is no inappropriate sentiment,nor is the work devoid of sentiment. Executed by anothersculptor it would be only dignified and solemn, but to thosethat know Michelangelos… … C 444, Pieta. S. Peters, Rome. Michelangelo, 1475-1564. Art in the School of Lorenzo and Savonarola 335 proved throughout Christian art an almost impossible sub-ject. In addition to the obvious difficulties of expressing thesentiment of a mother on such an occasion, and adequatelyrepresenting the…
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