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Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
3/18/2013
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20120605zc_VaticanMichelangeloPieta Michelangelo's Pietà

A breathtaking sculpture that looks so much softer than marble has any right to. Behind bulletproof glass since 1972, when it was attacked with a hammer. The restoration took months but was beautifully done.