In this unfinished pietà, Michelangelo continually altered his method as he worked, changing the proportions of Jesus’s body. We are left with a mourning Mary who fully supports the broken body of her son. She stands quite close to him, so much so that it seems they are inextricably wrapped up in one another. Indeed, Jesus’s arms are merged with Mary’s body. Though incomplete, this highlights the close relationship that they shared.

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