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]] ]] A ''pietà'' (pl. same; Italian for ''compassion'') is an artwork depicting The Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ . As such, it is a particular form of the devotional theme of Our Lady Of Sorrows . One of the most famous pietàs is '', Germany . In 1972 the statue was vandalised by Lazlo Toth wielding a hammer; he was later declared insane. The '' American Pietà '' was the name given to a famous Reuters photograph of the September 11, 2001 Attacks on the United States , depicting a policeman and four firemen carrying the body of fire department chaplain Mychal F. Judge out of the World Trade Center rubble. The name ''American Pietà'' was in reference to ''Michelangelo's Pietà'' sculpture. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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