A seated figure in a dark robe holds a pale, reclining figure across their lap in a geometric, minimalist style.

Can you handle the details of Michelangelo's Pietà in this high stakes art quiz?

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Medium

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Michelangelo was only 24 when he carved a masterpiece from a single slab of Carrara marble. The Pietà changed everything. Can you identify the hidden details and divine symmetry that shocked 15th-century Rome? The chisel is down. The clock is on. Prove your eye is sharp.

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