A Tip: You can see a cast replica of the Pieta Up Close (the rope keeps you about 5 feet away) in the Portrait Gallery of the Vatican Museum (from the entrance by the AudioTour pickup you take a right into the Portrait Gallery, instead turning left into the main museum)...I was impressed and able to fully appreciate the sculpture... more
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Professional Advice (1) Title Source “Art Divine: Touring the Treasures of the Vatican” Specialty Travel Index
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#7 of 12 attractions in Vatican City
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The most beautiful work inside St. Peter's Cathedral is Michelangelo's famous La Pietà, considered by many to be the most moving piece of sculpture...
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The most beautiful work inside St. Peter's Cathedral is Michelangelo's famous La Pietà, considered by many to be the most moving piece of sculpture ever created.
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Jun 15, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful
May 10, 2006
0/3 found this review helpful
not Over rated since the glass is there bec of an attack. It was hacked and almost destroyed. the person who put this on top 10 over-rated list. Perhaps did not Over Study this masterpiece by Michelangelo. If you want to say Over-rate Michelangelo well that would be a different matter. It makes you woner about the other thing on... more
Mar 1, 2004
11/19 found this review helpful
I had the opportunity to see this amazing sculpture two years ago. I had seen it in books, but pictures cannot do it justice. The stone faces seem real, their clothes appear to flow, and it inspires both sympathy and serenity. My favorite piece of art in the Vatican. more
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