Moses [plaster cast]
Buonarroti, Michelangelo; Desachy (Monsieur)
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Alternative Title
Reproduction of Michelangelo's Moses
Date
1855-1858Description
General side view, from above; This figure was executed for the second project (1513) for Pope Julius' tomb, and was planned for the second zone, above the right niche of the front. This project was not realised, and the Moses was not completed until 1542. The original marble figure is in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy. Source: V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/ (accessed 4/28/2009)
Type of Work
replica; sculpture (visual work)Subject
death or burial, Old Testament and Apocrypha, rulers and leaders, Julius II, Pope, 1443-1513, Moses (Biblical leader), horns, rays of light, tablets, Ten Commandments, Nineteenth century, Renaissance
Rights
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only