A Mothers Love
The marble sculpture Pietà by Michelangelo portrays Jesus lying in the lap of his mother, Mary, after the Crucifixion. Jesus is very thin and frail in the arms of his mourning mother. The sculpture is a beautiful work and is full of emotion that shows both a mothers love for her child and the sacrifices people must sometimes make for their loved ones. While Mary does appear to be mourning for the loss of her son, she also seems, to me, to have an expression of pride in that her son sacrificially offered himself to cleanse the sins of the world. Michelangelo seemed to be depicting both their sacrifices, a mother who lost her son and mourns for his death, and a son who lost his life to save the lost souls of the world.
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