Michelangelo sculpture whose name means "compassion" (5)

I believe the answer is:

pieta

(Other definitions for pieta that I've seen before include "Artistic representation of Mary with the body of Christ" , "weeping figure" , "Sculpture or painting of Mary praying over body of Jesus" , "Religious depiction" , "Statue of Virgin Mary" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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