A restorer works on one of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown ...

A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist’s tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust and wax.

Restorers work on one of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown details, ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS A restorer works on one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

Michelangelo carved the Bandini Pieta between 1547 and 1555, when he was nearly 80. It’s the third known Pieta by the Renaissance master. An earlier one is in the Vatican, near the entry of St ...

Posted: Sep 16, 2020 / 09:13 AM CDT Updated: Sep 16, 2020 / 01:35 PM CDT A restorer works on one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

A restorer works on one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

Posted: Sep 16, 2020 / 10:16 AM EDT Updated: Sep 16, 2020 / 02:34 PM EDT A restorer works on one of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.