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The Pietà (Italian pronunciation: [pjeˈta]) is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. As such, it is a particular form of the Lamentation of Christ, a scene from the Passion of Christ found in cycles of the Life of Christ. When Christ and the Virgin are surrounded by other figures from the New Testament, the subject is strictly called a Lamentation in English, although Pietà is often used for this as well, and is the normal term in Italian.
Pietà is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being Mater Dolorosa (Mother of Sorrows) and Stabat Mater (here stands the mother). The other two representations are most commonly found in paintings, rather than sculpture, although combined forms exist.
The Pietà developed in Germany (where it is called the "Vesperbild") about 1300, reached Italy about 1400, and was especially popular in Central European Andachtsbilder. Many German and Polish 15th-century examples in wood greatly emphasise Christ's wounds. The Deposition of Christ and the Lamentation or Pietà form the 13th of the Stations of the Cross, as well as one of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin.
Actors: Martijn van Nellestijn (producer), Martijn van Nellestijn (actor), Martijn van Nellestijn (director), Martijn van Nellestijn (writer), Hetty Heyting (actress), Pamela Teves (actress), Erik-Jan Slot (producer), Erik-Jan Slot (producer), Bert Kuizenga (actor), Richard de Ruijter (actor), Sjoerd Pleijsier (actor), Ricardo Gerritsen (actor), Alexander van Bergen (actor), Martine van Os (actress), Ralf Mackenbach (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Mark D'Errico (composer), James Monegan (producer), James Monegan (editor), Donn C. Harper (actor), Anne Arles (actress), Veronica Bennett (actress), David Lynn (writer), David Lynn (director), David Lynn (producer), Ruben V. Suarez (actor), Jessica Chisum (actress), Emily Amezcua (actress), Debra Gray (actress), Denise K. Carter (actress), Debra Gray (producer),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Patricia Mayen-Salazar (actress), Claudia Medina (writer), Claudia Medina (director), Alison Araya (actress), Nilesh Patel (producer), Yvette Narlock (composer), Alanna MacLennan (producer), Arthur Maughan (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Martijn van Nellestijn (actor), Martijn van Nellestijn (producer), Martijn van Nellestijn (writer), Martijn van Nellestijn (director), Nelly Frijda (actress), Bart Westerlaken (composer), Frederik de Groot (actor), Hetty Heyting (actress), Pamela Teves (actress), Joep Sertons (actor), Erik-Jan Slot (actor), Erik-Jan Slot (producer), Frans Mulder (actor), Wieteke van Dort (actress), Arthur Bostrom (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Family,Actors: Diana Cilliers (costume designer), Avril Beukes (editor), Anant Singh (producer), Regardt van den Bergh (actor), Dezi Rorich (miscellaneous crew), Ian Roberts (actor), Marius Weyers (actor), Genevieve Hofmeyr (producer), Jim Stockley (miscellaneous crew), Helena Spring (producer), Gys de Villiers (actor), Sudhir Pragjee (producer), Sanjeev Singh (producer), Gérard Rudolf (actor), Wiebina Berrington (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Your smile so dim, your eyes alive
A gesture hides a vicious lie
Your face so clean, but deep inside
I know you're hiding something
A trace so faint, a chisel's scar
Carved piece by piece who you are
His head held high, but deep inside
I know you're hiding something
Pieta, you're the one and only truly holy sculpture
So now... sentenced by the divine tool I wheel he falls down
A crack and crackle, a thin black sear
Upon the surface pale and raw
Frozen for now, neatly carved
Deep in silence, clutching at straws
I crush the face, the crumbling lines
An expanding maze that seems alive
Again alone, you're face is gone
Still I see no confession coming from
Your soul, your core, your hand, your son
Still I know you're hiding something
I sit and wait, then un-create
My mind confused and filled with hate
I marvel at our common fate
Still I know you're hiding something
Pieta, you're the one and only truly holy sculpture
So now... sentenced by the divine tool I wheel he falls down
Another crack upon the marble
Disfigurement I don't even enjoy
I see it now, though in vain
I see how perfect art is pain
And as I make you dissolve