The statue — a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, depicting the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother, Mary, after the crucifixion — was taken from St. Adalbert Catholic Church, 1650 W ...

The half-ton marble figure, derived from a casting taken from the original 15th century statue, was created by artists in a foundry in Mexico during a 1,000-hour process for St. John the Baptist ...

She said the statue’s Carrara marble was mined from the same quarry that Michelangelo used for the original Pieta. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, who represents Pilsen, has petitioned the city for ...

CHICAGO — A marble replica of Michelangelo’s ‘La Pieta’ statue residing at St. Adalbert’s Church was relocated from the now-closed religious establishment Tuesday. For more than a ...

The statue, a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta — which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother, Mary, after the crucifixion — will go from St. Adalbert Church, 1650 W. 17th ...

Dec. 17, 2022. CHICAGO — On a cold Tuesday morning in Chicago, police officers lined an alley on the West Side. Across a chain-link fence, a group of people in parkas paced nervously in a backyard.

The Hand that Obeys the Intellect: Flexible Carving and the Florentine Pietà Michelangelo’s Florentine Pietà and the Marble Mountains - John R. Taylor, THE HAND THAT OBEYS THE INTELLECT ...

The Hand that Obeys the Intellect: Flexible Carving and the Florentine Pietà Michelangelo’s Florentine Pietà and the Marble Mountains - John R. Taylor, THE HAND THAT OBEYS THE INTELLECT ...