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Michelangelo work whose name translates to "compassion" (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pieta

(Other definitions for pieta that I've seen before include "Mary's portrait" , "Status of Virgin with body of Christ" , "Sculpture or painting of Mary praying over body of Jesus" , "Statue of Mary with body of Jesus" , "Artistic representation of Mary with the body of Christ" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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