Regret can also mean mourn, grieve, lament, bemoan or sorrow.
I have chosen Michelangelo’s sculpture “The Florence Pieta”, also known as “The Deposition of Christ”, and “The Lamentation over the Dead Christ”. Michelangelo intended this piece for his tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, but it was never finished.
The Florence Pieta
This sculpture shows Nicodemus as the hooded taller figure, Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary mourning the death of Jesus. However, the face of Nicodemus under the hood is considered to be a self-portrait of Michelangelo, himself, in his 80’s. Michelangelo worked on this sculpture between 1547-1555, near the end of his life. After working daily for eight years he smashed the sculpture. There was an impurity in the marble that had not been noticed until then. After abandoning the sculpture, Michelangelo gave it to his servant, who later sold it. It was finished by Tiberio Calcagni who followed Michelangelo’s models.
The “Florence Pieta” is housed in Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy. Michelangelo is buried in the Basilica de Santa Croce in Florence (the church of the cross), where he requested to be at the end of his life. He was born in Tuscany and spent his life in Florence, a city he loved.
*Even though I have seen this sculpture and this is my photo, I used the sites below to make sure my information was correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.bluffton.edu
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Judy
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Beautiful piece of art. Thanks for the info, I never knew about this piece.
You’re welcome, Maggie. It is a great piece….
beautiful. someday i’ll be able to save enough to go to rome..
I’d love to go there too, someday! Florence and Tuscany are the closest I’ve gotten! Thanks, Arun!
of course “The Lamentation over the Dead Christ” by Michelangelo is exactly the topic …
Thanks so much, Frizztext! 😉
Wonderful entry for this week’s challenge!
Thanks Cee! I appreciate it. I had to do some thinking about “regret” before I posted! 😉 ….this was also in spam. I’ve cleared all spam out now…and no more blog friends in it.
Judy, I like the picture and the background info that you have provided us with. Interesting story! I’m a big fan of Michelangelo! It’s sad that he smashed the piece that he had toiled on for a long time. Sometimes confronting your reality whether in the form of a sculpture, a painting, a poem, a writing piece, or a mirror image is never easy. The self can be full of many regrets and guilts and we dont wanna face it when we experience those feelings. 🙂
Well said, Elyas. Artists can be very intense and have deep feelings when working on their piece. Thank you!
Great entry Judy Pieta is a perfect interpretation for this week subject 🙂
Thank you, Jake! I haven’t seen the Sunday Photo subject yet. I just got online…I’ll look! 😉
poignant ….
thank you, I agree.
The pieta is such a powerful image…. Great choice.
Thank you, Eliz….I appreciate that!