Yоu hаd the chаnce tо study Michelаngelо’s Pietà, a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture. Although the work depicts a mother holding her dead child (Mary holding the crucified Jesus), it communicates a sense of calm and peace in the midst of sorrow. Michelangelo achieved this sense of calm and peace through his choice of white marble as a medium, through Mary’s serene yet mournful expression, and through