Which Michelangelo sculpture, located in St. Peter's Basilica, depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus?
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Pietà
This is the only work Michelangelo ever signed. It is housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and was completed when he was only 24 years old.
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