Pietà (disambiguation)
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The Pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus.
Pietà or Pieta may also refer to:
- Pietà, Malta
- Pieta, California
- Santa Maria della Pietà, Venice, a church
- the related Ospedale della Pietà, a 17th and 18th century orphanage and music school
- Pieta Brown, American musician
- Pieta prayer booklet, a Catholic prayer book approved by Pope Pius IX
- Pietà (manga), a Japanese josei manga
- Pietà (Michelangelo), a marble sculpture
- Pietà (Titian), the last painting by Titian
- Pieta (1983 film), Philippine film
- Pieta (TV series), Philippine TV series based on the 1983 film
- Pieta (film), a 2012 South Korean film
- Pietà (book), a 1989 book by Hungarian-Swedish biologist George Klein
- Pieta House, suicide prevention charity in Ireland founded by Joan Freeman
See also
- della Pietà (surname)
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