Moses [plaster cast] : General side view, from above

Creator:

Desachy, Monsieur, fl. ca. 1850-1880
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, (after)

Published/Created:

ca. 1858

Physical Description:

236.5 x 109.5 cm (width)

Date Depicted:

5/25/2007

Materials:

patinated plaster

Notes:

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.

Variant Titles:

Reproduction of Michelangelo's Moses

Topics:

Sculpture -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Nineteenth century
Renaissance

Culture:

French
Italian

Accession Number:

7A1-MB-VA-M-A2

Genre:

sculpture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

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 casting copies (derivative objects); reproductions; replicas; visual works; sculpture (

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Four

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/25/2007

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

London, England: Victoria and Albert Museum

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10109491

PID:

digcoll:1835302