Michelangelo sculpture in St. Peter's (5)

I believe the answer is:

pieta

(Other definitions for pieta that I've seen before include "Devotional painting" , "mournful image" , "Status of Virgin with body of Christ" , "Statue of Virgin Mary" , "(In painting etc) representation of the dead Christ" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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