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English: Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

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English: Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
Français : La Pietà de Michel-Ange située dans la Basilique Saint-Pierre, au Vatican.
Date 2008
Source Edited version of (cloned object out of background) Image:Michelangelo's Pieta 5450 cropncleaned.jpg)
Author Stanislav Traykov
Applications-graphics.svg This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: A refelection of a window (upper left corner), and the lower part of a cross above the statue were removed to improve the focus on the subject.. The original can be viewed here: Michelangelo's Pieta 5450.jpg.

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