The Pietà (1498–1499) by Michelangelo is a marble sculpture in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the first of a number of works of the same subject by the artist. The statue was commissioned by the French cardinal Jean de Billheres, who was a representative in Rome. The statue was made for the cardinal's funeral monument, but was moved to its current location, the first chapel on the right as one enters the basilica, in the 18th century. This famous work of art depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. The model is the nordic one, which Michelangelo assimilates and elaborates in a personal way. It takes to the extreme the Renaissance ideal of classical harmony, beauty and restraint.
This Fontana di Trevi is the most imposing, scenographic and artistically worthy of all fountains not only in Rome. In the centre is a coach in the form of a shell pulled by two sea-horses driven by two tritons from which a majestic statue representing the Ocean emerges. The whole group was carved in marble by Pietro Bracci. To the side of the niches is the "Salubrity" on the right and "Abundance" on the left, both works by Filippo Valle. The large basin built on street level symbolises the sea and it is here that tourists throw their coins to wish themselves a pleasant return to the "Eternal City". Legend tells that, throwing a coin over the right shoulder, one will return again to Rome.
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