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title: Florentine Pieta
author: Michelangelo
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15324/florentine-pieta/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Florentine Pieta
_Authored by Michelangelo_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15324.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Nicodemus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nicodemus/)' head, detail of *The Deposition* (also known as the Florentine Pieta), a marble [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) by [Michelangelo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Michelangelo/), 1547-1555.
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.
Photo: George Groutas
## Cite This Work
### APA
Michelangelo. (2022, March 03). Florentine Pieta. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Michelangelo. "Florentine Pieta." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 03, 2022. .
### MLA
Michelangelo. "Florentine Pieta." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://flickr.com/photos/jorge-11/48199232286/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://flickr.com/photos/jorge-11/48199232286/) by [**Michelangelo**](https://flickr.com/photos/jorge-11/48199232286/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 03 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.