Michelangelo Pieta painting after restoration compared side by side with a replica that was discovered in Rome in 2012. Read about it in the book "La Pieta di Ragusa." Also, read art historian and master restorer Antonio Forcellino’s book "The Lost Michelangelos" which discusses the painting which was from Buffalo NY. And check out the website set up for this painting at www.theamericanmike.com