The Pietŕ to which your professor was referring was probably the one in
Saint Peter's Basilica, which has, also in my opinion, been vastly
overprotected ever since a lunatic took a hammer to the Virgin's toes quite
a few years ago. And yes, it is behind Plexiglass and, at a guess, one
can't get within 200 feet of it.
I don't know whether there has been a public discussion of its positioning,
but I would doubt that the Vatican would prove to be very flexible...
The Pičta in Milan is very accessible.
Frances Kutasi
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From: Ellerbe, Genevieve [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:33 AM
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Subject: Re: query about stanchions
> After so many years, even in the face of
> changing museum audiences (from an elite audience to a less well-informed
> audience, for example), their display choices for the ancient to
> Renaissance
> sculpture collections still are very effective (except, perhaps, the
> display
> of the Michelangelo Pieta' which was the subject of a relatively recent
> conference).
>
Can I ask what sort of discussion happened about the Pieta? I had a
very...erm...outspoken art history prof. who considers it a "lost work"
since it's behind glass, and set so far back. Is there talk about an
alternate way to let the public view it?
Genevieve, who would love to see it at a closer range...
Genevieve Ellerbee
Associate Registrar
DAR Museum
Washington, D.C.
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