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At the Foot of the Cross
For Good Friday, Anna Magnusson explores the intense emotion of Michelangelo’s Pietà , including how a woman in the deep pain of losing a son responded to its tender human story.
One of the most enduring images of Jesus is Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà ’ in St Peter’s, Rome. The intense sorrow it expresses is inescapable and seems to touch everyone, religious or not.
For Good Friday morning, Anna Magnusson explores the power of the Pietà , and also hears how a woman in the terrible pain of losing a son responded to the tender human story it tells.
Last on
Fri 19 Apr 2019
06:00
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Finding comfort in PietÃ
Duration: 01:06
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Performer | ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra |
Broadcasts
- Fri 30 Mar 2018 06:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
- Fri 19 Apr 2019 06:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland except Highlands and Islands