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Michelangelo Buonarroti, La Pietà, St.Peter's Basilica in Vatican, Rome

This is considered by some to be one of Michelangelo's greatest works of art, completed when he was 24 years old in 1499 AD. It is the only work signed by Michelangelo (on a diagonal ribbon carved across Mary's breast) possibly indicating his satisfaction with his work. Another account states the artist chiseled his name out of rage for a false attribution to one of his contemporaries. When it was unveiled in 1500, Michelangelo overheard a crowd admiring it. Going closer, he soon discovered that another artist was stealing his glory. The people could not believe that a previously unknown young artist had produced something of such staggering beauty. That night, out of a caustic combination of injured pride and jealousy he chiseled a message to all future viewers on the sash across Mary's chest: MICHAELA[N]GELUS BONAROTUS FLORENTIN[US] FACIEBAT (Michelangelo Buonarroti, Florentine, made this). However, he later regretted this action. In 1972 the statue was vandalised by Laszlo Toth wielding a hammer; he was later declared insane.

Taken in: Città del Vaticano / Città del Vaticano (show map)

Taken on: August 24, 2007

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Camera: Canon PowerShot G7, f/3.5, 1/8 sec, 22mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G7
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	22mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Picasa 3.0
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