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The Tuscan Sculptor

Michelangelo was the Tuscan sculptor, who carved the splendid Pieta: the inconsolable and sorrowful Madonna, who mourns her expired Son put to death by Pilate, the Roman Governor, by the will of a deranged crowd... This Renaissance man carved the Pieta out of white marble, God created him out of the dust. reminding him how vain is human pride; and he pondered over that much, giving his masterpiece a divine light... Copyright 2008 by Andrew Crisci

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