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pie·tà also Pie·tà (py

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A painting or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning over the dead body of Jesus.

[Italian, pity, pietà, from Latin piets; see piety.]

pietà [pɪɛˈtɑː]

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a sculpture, painting, or drawing of the dead Christ, supported by the Virgin Mary

[Italian: pity, from Latin pietās piety]

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pietà

n → Pieta f, → Pietà f

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pietà (redirected from The Pieta)

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