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Proposed Michelangelo attribution for the Spirituali Pietà draws a challenge

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Proposed Michelangelo attribution for the Spirituali Pietà draws a challenge
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Michel Draguet proposed that Michelangelo painted the Spirituali Pietà. Art historian David Ekserdjian disputed that attribution, leaving the authorship contested.

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