Pieta restored
Michelangelo’s Pieta, completely restored after being badly damaged in a hammer attack last May, was shown in the Vatican to the press today, but there was still no news about when it would go back on public display. The priceless marble sculpture of the Virgin holding the dead Christ across her knees was shown to press photographers only. The Vatican is believed to be awaiting the completion of security measures, including a reinforced glass screen and electronic devices, to protect the fifteenth-century work before putting it on public view again in the chapel of Saint Peter’s Basilica.— Rome, December 20.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19721222.2.32.15
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33106, 22 December 1972, Page 4
Word Count
102Pieta restored Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33106, 22 December 1972, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in