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Sculpture by Michelangelo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Dying Slave | |
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Artist | Michelangelo |
Year | 1513-1516 |
Type | sculpture |
Medium | Marble |
Dimensions | 215 cm (85 in) |
Location | Louvre, Paris |
Preceded by | Rebellious Slave |
Followed by | Young Slave |
In 1976 the art historian Richard Fly wrote that it "suggests that moment when life capitulates before the relentless force of dead matter".[2] However, in a recent scholarly volume entitled The Slave in European Art, Charles Robertson discusses the Dying Slave in the context of real slavery in Italy during the era of the Renaissance.[3]
Fourteen reproductions of the Dying Slave adorn the top storey of the 12th arrondissement police station in Paris.[4] Although Art Deco in style, the building was designed in 1991 by architects Manuel Núñez Yanowsky and Miriam Teitelbaum.[5][6]
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