The Pietà by Bernini 1589-1680 from the Corsini Chapel in the Basilica of San Giovanni Laterano in Rome exposed in London Crystal Palace (1851)

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The image shows the work of sculpture by Bernini "La Pietà" presenting the scene of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ after his crucifixion, death, and removal from the cross, but before he was placed in the tomb. Bernini's group was exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851