Around forty-three plants, three fungi (including two lichens) and twenty-two animals make up the inventory of animal and plant species identified by a team of members and collaborators of the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona in the painting Pietà, an allegory of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ dated back to 1490 and regarded as one of the majestic works by the painter Bartolomé Bermejo.

This study, which identifies a great illustrative part of the biodiversity painted in the work and improves knowledge on fauna and flora of the period, counts with the participation of the experts Josep Vigo (Faculty of Biology); Xavier Ferrer and Gustavo Llorente (Faculty of Biology and IRBio); Joan Vallès and Jordi Rull (Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and IRBio); Marc Franch (IRBio collaborator) and Teresa Garnatje, from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB).

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