Pietà (Sebastiano del Piombo) explained

Pietà is an oil on panel painting by Sebastiano del Piombo, executed c. 1516–1517, now in the Museo Civico located in the former cloister of the monastery adjacent to the church of Santa Maria della Verità, Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy.

It is the earliest evidence of collaboration between del Piombo and Michelangelo (with the latter providing the cartoon for the work, as confirmed by the existence of preparatory studies) and was commissioned for the church of San Francesco, Viterbo by Giovanni Botonti.

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