Subject of much Christian art (5)

I believe the answer is:

pieta

(Other definitions for pieta that I've seen before include "Sculpture of Mary with Christ's body" , "statue of mary with body of christ" , "mournful image" , "Image of Mary with the body of Christ" , "Tape I made of Mary and body of Jesus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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