Compare Michelangelo’s Pieta in the Vatican to the terracotta Pieta by Niccolo dell’Arca in Bologna, in terms of energy, group, medium, drama, and the placement of the work in compliance with the artist’s intent regarding the viewer’s perspective, and how the placement of the work influences the emotional response to the work.

Dell’Arca’s work is located in Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna, Italy.  Dell’Arca was born Niccolo d’Apulia, but assumed the name “dell Arca” after his contribution to the Ark of Saint Dominic in the Basilica of San Domenico.  (Source: Santa Maria della Vita publication by Fonodazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna)