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  2. Dying Slave - Wikipedia

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    The Dying Slave is a sculpture by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Created between 1513 and 1516, it was to serve with another figure, the Rebellious Slave, at the tomb of Pope Julius II. [1] It is a marble figure 2.15 metres (7' 4") in height, and is exhibited at the Louvre, Paris.

  3. Rebellious Slave - Wikipedia

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    The two "slaves" of the Louvre date to the second version of the tomb of Pope Julius II which was commissioned by the Pope's heirs, the Della Rovere in May 1513. Although the initial plans for a gigantic mausoleum were set aside, the work was still monumental, with a corridor richly decorated with sculpture and Michelangelo was immediately put in charge of the work.

  4. List of works by Michelangelo - Wikipedia

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    Dying Slave: 1513–1516 Louvre, Paris Marble height 229 cm Young Slave scale model (in Italian) c. 1520: Victoria & Albert Museum, London Wax height 16,5 cm Young Slave: 1520–1523 Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze, Florence: Marble height 256 cm Atlas Slave: 1520–1523 Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze, Florence: Marble height 277 cm Awakening ...

  5. Michelangelo - Wikipedia

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    In the so-called Dying Slave, Michelangelo again utilised the figure with marked contrapposto to suggest a particular human state, in this case waking from sleep. With the Rebellious Slave , it is one of two such earlier figures for the Tomb of Pope Julius II, now in the Louvre, that the sculptor brought to an almost finished state. [ 105 ]

  6. Tomb of Pope Julius II - Wikipedia

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    The statues of the Dying Slave and the Rebellious Slave were finished but not included in the monument in its last and reduced design. [12] They are now in the Louvre.Another figure intended for Pope Julius' tomb is The Genius of Victory, now in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.

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    Florence’s mayor has extended an invitation to the teacher at the heart of the controversy to visit the Italian city

  8. Young Slave - Wikipedia

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    Young Slave at the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence Probable bozzetto at the V&A. The Young Slave (Italian: Schiavo giovane) is a marble sculpture of Michelangelo, datable to around 1525–1530 which is conserved in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. It is part of the "unfinished" series of Prigioni intended for the Tomb of Julius II.

  9. Michelangelo’s iconic Sistine Chapel painting may depict ...

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    Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers.. The ...