{"product_id":"diamond-cut-michelangelos-pieta-circular-pendant","title":"Diamond-Cut Michelangelo's Pietà Circular Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most famous sculpture in Christendom, cut down to an inch and a quarter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond-Cut Michelangelo’s Pietà Circular Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e carries the \u003cem\u003ePietà\u003c\/em\u003e — Michelangelo’s marble of 1499, the one that still stands in St Peter’s — in high relief at the centre of a round medallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is reproduced as he cut it: Mary seated with the body of Christ laid across her lap, her robe falling in heavy folds that fill the base of the group, her right arm taking his weight under the shoulder while her left hand opens outward. The pyramid of the original is intact, which is the hard part at this scale — the whole reason the sculpture works is that the two figures read as one mass, and that is what survives here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are left in a fine satin, the way unpolished marble reads, and behind them the field is diamond-cut into rays running from the group out to the frame in contrasting metal. The effect is deliberate: still stone against moving light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the edge runs a \u003cstrong\u003eGreek key meander\u003c\/strong\u003e, mirror-polished, and the bail above is plain and flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelangelo was twenty-four when he carved it, and it is the only work he ever signed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaithful Composition\u003c\/strong\u003e – The pyramid of the original group held intact at pendant scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh-Relief Figures\u003c\/strong\u003e – Robe folds and the weight of the body carved, not suggested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiamond-Cut Ray Field\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hand-cut rays in contrasting metal behind the group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGreek Key Border\u003c\/strong\u003e – Polished meander framing the full circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – No stones and no plating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond-Cut Michelangelo’s Pietà Circular Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is the only piece we make that reproduces a specific work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.25” diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBail Opening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEstimated Weight by Purity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. 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These variations are a normal part of fine jewelry production and reflect the individuality of each item. 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