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Which Michelangelo sculpture bears the only signature he is known to have placed on any of his works?
Answer
The Pietà
Michelangelo carved his name across the sash on the Virgin Mary's chest in the Pietà, the sole instance of him signing a work in his entire career.
💡 Did you know?
Michelangelo never signed a single painting or sculpture. He identified his work only once: carving his name into the Pietà's sash after overhearing someone else claim it.
Other options people guess
- David
- Moses
- The Dying Slave
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- michelangelo
- renaissance
- sculpture
- vatican
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