The Pietà by Michelangelo

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NEOEBORACENSEM CIVITAS VATICANA UNIV. Z A. MCMLXIV IΣ EXPOSITIONEM PARTICIPAT LE FN L.P.S-OFF.CART.VAL-ROMA POSTE VATICANE L. 15 NEW YORK WORLD'S 5c T DAY OF ISSUBI FAIR 1964 1965 HOME $$UFF ISSUE

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PIETÀ Michelangelo's marble masterpiece shows the Virgin Mary holding Christ on her lap after the Crucifixion. For the first time, this majestic 464 year old sculpture has left St. Peter's Basil- ica in Rome and is being exhibited at the Vatican Pavilion of the World's Fair. 1964 MUSEUM PRINT EDITIONS, 191 HUDSON ST., NEW YORK 13