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Why did Michelangelo sculpt the mother figure in his pieta as a young woman?

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Rather than Mary being an older woman, Michelangelo sculpted her as a young woman symbolizing purity of soul.

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Michelangelo sculpt the mother figure in his Pieta as a young woman as it is an important work that balances the Renaissance ideals of classical beauty with naturalism.

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