Definition of Pieta. Meaning of Pieta. Synonyms of Pieta

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Definition of Pieta

Pieta
Pieta Pi*e*t[`a]" (p[-e]*[asl]*t[aum]"), n. [It.] (Fine Arts) A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin Mary or by holy women and angels. --Mollett.

Meaning of Pieta from wikipedia

- The Pietà (Italian pronunciation: [pjeˈta]; meaning "pity", "comp****ion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the...
- The Madonna della Pietà colloquially known as La Pietà (Italian: [maˈdɔnna della pjeˈta]; 1498–1499) is a Roman Catholic Italian Carrara marble sculpture...
- Jesus. Pietà or Pieta may also refer to: Pietà (Southern German, Cloisters), a German wooden sculpture Pietà (Michelangelo), a marble sculpture Pietà (Titian)...
- Pieta Brown (born 1973) is a critically acclaimed American artist, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who has released eight...
- Pietas (classical Latin: [ˈpiɛtaːs]), translated variously as "duty", "religiosity" or "religious behavior", "loyalty", "devotion", or "filial piety" (English...
- Santa (also known as Sanza or Samaritana) della Pietà (fl. ca. 1725 – ca. 1750, died after 1774) was an Italian singer, composer, and violinist. A foundling...
- Maria della Pietà (c.1696 – 10 August 1782), was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher based in the Venetian orphanage Ospedale della Pietà. Her exact...
- Pietà (Maltese: Tal-Pietà) is a small harbour town in the Eastern Region of Malta, located near the outskirts of the capital city Valletta. The name Tal-Pietà...
- Pietà (Korean: 피에타) is a 2012 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. It depicts the mysterious relationship between a brutal...
- geologist. He achieved worldwide notoriety when he vandalised Michelangelo's Pietà statue on 21 May 1972. He was not charged with a criminal offence after...