Titian’s “Pietà,” thought to have been unfinished, was later worked on by the artist’s pupil Palma il Giovane. It was Palma who added the torch-bearing putto and a rather self-promoting ...

Though technically unfinished by the artist, the piece has long held a special allure for its associations with the artist’s death. Michelangelo chipped away at the altarpiece from 1547 to 1555 ...

Asked why this might be, Wouk responds, “There are painted versions of the Pieta as well – a very beautiful one ... they need only catch a train from Rome to Milan to see his final, unfinished work, ...

unfinished Rondanini Pietà, kept secret until his death in 1564 and, to our eyes, a masterpiece of modern fragmentation. Working on the Bandini, Michelangelo wondered what he was doing “with ...

A perfect cast of Michelangelo‘s unfinished Rondanini Pietà, on display at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo Bringing the three Pietàs together ...