Image #1/4 is @giampieroabate's velvety smooth airbrushed acrylic tribute to Michelangelo Buonarroti's infamous Renaissance sculpture, The Pietà, except that the contemporary creative superimposes his painted figure against a mottled watercolor/charcoal/ink backdrop. If you thought for a moment that you were gazing at a detail shot of the actual Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus that is housed in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, join the club! We included photos of Michelangelo's much beloved work of art here (see images 2 and 3) just so you can flip back and forth a few times between Giampiero's acrylic painting and the real sculptural deal. Giampiero's beautifully contemporized hat tip to one of the greatest creative masters who ever walked this earth reminds us that saluting those who forged the path to artistic greatness never gets old. ♡❤♡ 🎨ARTWORK DETAILS🎨 Title: "Michelangelo's Pieta" (from Giampiero Abate's "Tribute To The Masters" series) Artist: @giampieroabate Medium: Airbrush acrylic/watercolor charcoal/inks on paper Dimensions: 70 x 50 cm Date: 2016 👉 www.giampieroabate.it 👉 www.instagram.com/giampieroabate ••• #beautifulbizarre #giampieroabate #airbrushpainting #figurativepainting #painting #sculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRYExwhLRB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=









