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For a daily log of this sculpture, a Pieta,
being carved in marble from day one to day
sixty-five, begin here: Day One.
Pieta is an Italian word meaning "pity," "compassion," "sorrow," it is derived from the Latin pietas. It is the name traditionally given to works of art representing the dead body of Christ in the arms of his mother.
VIDEOS
Marble Pieta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Dkl_ZSERM
Terracotta Pieta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHD_ruU5uWU
Painting of Grace and 14th C Fresco:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkchIH3rZo
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