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Vandalism Of Michelangelo's Pietà
On 21 May 1972, Michelangelo's ''Pietà (Michelangelo), Pietà'' statue in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, was attacked by Laszlo Toth, a Hungarian geologist who believed he was Jesus Christ. With fifteen blows, he removed Mary's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids. He was subdued by bystanders, including American sculptor Bob Cassilly, who struck Toth several times before pulling him away from the statue. Aftermath After some debate, it was decided to perform as close to an "invisible" restoration as possible. Restorers took five months to identify over 100 fragments and reattached them using glue along with powder from Carrara marble (discovering in the process a hitherto unknown initial M carved on Mary's palm by the sculptor). The restored statue went back on display ten months after the attack, now separated from the public by a pane of bullet-proof glass. Laszlo Toth Toth () was born on 1 July 1938 in Pilisvörösvár, King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietà Vaticana Dopo Il Vandalismo, 1972
The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the mortal body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross. It is most often found in sculpture. The Pietà is a specific form of the Lamentation of Christ in which Jesus is mourned by the Virgin Mary alone. However, in practice works called a ''Pietà'' may include angels, the other figures usual in ''Lamentations'', and even donor portraits. An image consisting only of a dead Christ with angels is also called a Pietà, at least in German, where ''Engelpietà'' (literally "Angel Pietà") is the term for what is usually called ''Dead Christ supported by angels'' in English. Several namesake images have merited a Pontifical decree of coronation, including the Pieta of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, in the Marienthal Basilica in France, the Franciscan church in Leuven, Belgium, at the Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany, and Our Lady of Charity in Cartagena, Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
