Moses (Italian: Mosè [moˈzɛ]; c. 1513–1515) is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. [2] .

Twice life-sized, the Moses is a unique masterpiece of Renaissance statuary and art in general. It is believed that Michelangelo was alluding to this very same statue when he wrote, on 16 June 1515, "I have to work very hard this summer to finish this work quickly".

2022年4月22日 · In this article we covered all the facts about Moses, detailing Michelangelo’s Moses’ horns, and many other interesting facts about the Moses statue.

In this story from the Old Testament book of Exodus, Moses leaves the Israelites, who he has just delivered from slavery in Egypt, to go to the top of Mt. Sinai. When he returns, he finds that the Israelites have constructed a golden calf to worship and make sacrifices to.

2022年3月10日 · In this article, we’ll take a closer at some of the most interesting facts about Moses by Michelangelo, a Renaissance sculpture that was commissioned for a particular reason.

Tucked away in the beautiful Rione Monti, in Rome, in the quaint church of San Pietro in Vincoli, there is one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art, Michelangelo's Moses, an example of superb craftsmanship and incomparable beauty.

In the Moses sculpture, respect and total understanding of his materials and his own abilities combine to create the masterpiece hewn from marble by a 38-year-old at the height of his genius. It is said that Michelangelo created a new world of art, a …

2010年9月12日 · Michelangelo’s Moses (ca. 1513-1516; height ~92.5 inches) San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The powerful and majestic figure of Moses is depicted during the most important moment in his life. The plates of the Ten Commandments indicate that he has come from Mount Sinai bearing God’s laws for the people of Israel.

2024年6月14日 · Michelangelo’s Moses, sculpted between 1513 and 1515, emerges from its marble cocoon as a towering figure of spiritual and artistic grandeur. Within the sacred confines of this ancient basilica, visitors are greeted by the solemn gaze of the Hebrew prophet, his countenance imbued with a sense of divine majesty and human frailty.

In Michelangelo’s dynamic figure of Moses we have a clear sense of the prophet and his duty to fulfill God’s wishes. Moses is not a passive figure from the distant biblical past, but a living, breathing, present figure that reflects the will and might of God.