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... behind protective glass.
When Michelangelo set out to create his Pietà, he wanted to create a work he described as "the heart's image". An examination of each figure reveals that their proportions are not entirely natural in relation to the other. Although their heads are proportional, the Virgin’s body is larger than Christ’s body. She appears so large that if she stood up, she would likely tower over her son. Mary appears to be young, and Jesus shows only small scars.

This was the only work of Michelangelo to which he signed his name. After the piece was installed he heard strangers admiring the piece and attributing it to some one else. And so, one night he shut himself in the church, and, having brought a little light and his chisels, carved his name upon it.

Description

... behind protective glass.
When Michelangelo set out to create his Pietà, he wanted to create a work he described as "the heart's image". An examination of each figure reveals that their proportions are not entirely natural in relation to the other. Although their heads are proportional, the Virgin’s body is larger than Christ’s body. She appears so large that if she stood up, she would likely tower over her son. Mary appears to be young, and Jesus shows only small scars.

This was the only work of Michelangelo to which he signed his name. After the piece was installed he heard strangers admiring the piece and attributing it to some one else. And so, one night he shut himself in the church, and, having brought a little light and his chisels, carved his name upon it.