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Pietà (art history)
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The Pietà ("pity" or "compassion" in Italian) is a subject found in Christian art. It depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the body of her son Jesus immediately after the Crucifiction.
The most well-known interpretation of this subject is the sculpture Madonna della Pietà (commonly known as La Pietà) carved by Michelangelo between 1498–1499. The 1876 painting Pietà by William-Adolphe Bouguereau is also commonly reproduced.
Comic book covers have featured dramatic re-interpretations of the Pietà pose since the 1960s.[1][2][3] Fanart imitations can be found in zines dating back to at least the 1970s.
Characters featured in Pietà imitations often have a parent-child or mentor-apprentice relationship. However, they may also be friends, lovers, allies, enemies, or unconnected characters.
Fanworks
Fanart
- Pieta by doubleleaf (Ezio with Leonardo – Michelangelo
- La Pieta by gainstrive (Cesare with Micheletto - Michelangelo)
- Arno Dorian x Napoleon Bonaparte by MByak (Arno with Napoleon – Michelangelo)
- Pietà by artkerman (Alicent with Aegon – Michelangelo)
- pietà (after bouguereau) by jeyneofpoole (Alicent with Aegon – Bouguereau)
- Art by rosenrot6 (Cersei with Joffrey – Bouguereau)
- Pieta Bloodborne by luffie (Maria with The Hunter – Michelangelo)
- Pietà by Olivia Rampaigne
- me out here making the volume 37 cover just a little more pieta than it already is by kikistrikesagain (Izuku with Katsuki – Michelangelo)
- The Pieta by anartsanah (Makima with Denji – Michelangelo)
- My Chainsaw man fanart by sirbelacque (Bouguereau)
- Cloud Atlas - Pieta by bluestraggler (Sonmi-451 and Hae-Joo)
- our lady of Piety (crop) by Charlotte-Exotique (Light Yagami with L Lawliet)
- Old Friend (in progress) by KodiH (Solas with Flemeth - Michelangelo)
- yeah by szczurherbacany (Lady Jessica with Paul)
- pieta elden ring pieces by buriedinembers (Miquella with Malenia)
- Grief by lordtrigon3700 (Malenia with Miquella – Michelangelo)
- ALLOW THE GROUND TO FIND ITS BRUTAL WAY TO ME by nonbayanary (Sena with Hiruma – Michelangelo)
- Tiffaunie Commission No.2 + fiction (SPOILERS) by LadyYui (Female OC with Haurchefant)
- Pieta a la Noctis by splendidcyan (Luna with Noctis – Michelangelo)
- Freya's Lament by patricktsao (Freya with Baldr – Michelangelo)
- A bit of an older piece by ArtsicFox (Persephone with Zagreus – Bouguereau)
- I'm serving you some pietà!Hannibal by raxiethetrue (Hannibal with Will)
- Art by point-maitimo
- The death of a mother's son by nnuel-m (Geto with Yuji – Michelangelo)
- Linktober day 26: treasure by illcamp (Zelda with Link – Michelangelo)
- The Pieta of Goddess Hylia by shadowzabimaru (Hylia with Link – Michelangelo)
- I cannot conceive of a universe without you in it by leathery-wings-art (Gideon with Harrow – Michelangelo)
- Maltober Day 28 - Pieta by deenigma (John Doe with Arthur – Michelangelo)
- Wakanda Para Sempre | Pietà by Junno Sena (Ramonda with T'Challa – Michelangelo)
- Anyone done the Pietà pose for Mouthwashing yet?, Archived on 29 January 2025 by orangesavannah (Curly with Jimmy - Michelangelo)
- Pieta by venenumtea
- Pieta Spider Gwen and Peter Parker Inktober 2018 by Konohafox (Gwen with Peter)
- I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free by heidihastings (Rey with Kylo Ren – Michelangelo)
- Rey's Abduction by erik-maell (Kylo Ren with Rey – Michelangelo)†
- Art by shatouto (Obi-Wan with Anakin – Michelangelo)
- The song of Achilles x Pieta by marynnart (Patroclus with Achilles – Michelangelo)
- Caerulea Pietas by BornFreak (Blue Diamond with Lapis Lazuli – Michelangelo)
- Pieta del Pianeta Natale by CaptainAmyk (Blue Diamond with Pink Diamond – Michelangelo)
- Hidekane Pieta reproduction by jelliesky (Hide with Kane - Michelangelo)
- Trigun Pieta by ShottsyArts (Vash and Maryl – Michelangelo)
- Pieta Michelangelo redraw with Fai and Ashura-o by greyredroy (Ashura-o with Fai – Michelangelo)
- The king is dead, long live the king by dumbass-deru (Natsuhi with Lion – Michelangelo)
Art Gallery
1978
Star Trek fanart by Wendy Pearson (1978) – Kirk cradles Spock, after Michelangelo. Featured in Starbase M.T.L. #6
1979
1990
Vincent Wells cradles Catherine Chandler from A Different Dream #1, artist is Phyllis Berwick, Beauty and the Beast (TV) (1990)
1997
Star Trek fanart by Shelley Butler (1997) – Spock cradles Kirk, after Michelangelo. Featured on the back cover of First Time #46.
2012
Supernatural fanart by badbastion (2012) – Created for the fic Beneath Every Layer of Skin, as part of the Wincestiel Big Bang (2012).
2015
MCU fanart by maXKennedy (2015) – Bucky cradles Steve, after Michelangelo. Tony rests in the foreground.
2017
Hunter x Hunter fanart by sailershanty (2017) – Pairo cradles Kurapika.
2018
2019
Avatar: The Last Airbender fanart by DanFromBavaria (2019) – Katara cradles Aang, after Michelangelo.
2020
Neon Genesis Evangelion fanart (2020) – Asuka cradles Shinji, after Michelangelo.
2021
NieR: Automata fanart by mut3ch4n (2021) – 2B cradles 9S, after Michelangelo.
References
- ^ "Comic Book Pieta Covers" from MetropolisPlus.com
- ^ Brian Cronin, "I Can't Cover What I Am - The Best Pieta Covers!", CBR.com, 23 June 2008
- ^ "You Say 'Pietà,' I Say Po-TAH-to…: 78 Comic Covers Featuring the Classic 'Pietà' Pose" from A Dispensable List of Comic Book Lists (blog)