The Pietà of Vittoria Colonna is a chalk drawing of a type described as presentation drawingsas they might be given as a gift by an artist, and were not necessarily studies towards a painted work. In this image, Marys upraise arms and upraised hands are indicative of her prophetic role. The frontal aspect is reminiscent of Masaccios fresco of the Holy Trinity in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. 