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by Michelangelo - The Louvre, Paris |
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Bonded White Marble on Marble Base $253 (less Internet discount of $25) = $228 (freight $14) |
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The Dying Slave was intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II (see
the Moses statue comments). One of the sculptor's greatest creations,
the figure of Moses was intended for the tomb and was actually
finished; a few others including Victory and The Dying Slave
were almost finished. Some, called Captive, were left half emerging
from the stone. The Dying Slave, like the other captive figures,
expresses a vain struggle for freedom of the soul. The sinuous
figure, constricted by tight bonds, seems to struggle with almost
serpentine grace to free itself. The opposing triangles formed
by the arms and the bent knee are the principal elements of the
design. The hardness of stone is concealed in the subtle modeling
of the figure whose grace of body and muscle is reminiscent of
Praxiteles. This item is imported from Italy.It is the same as that previously available from Eleganza in Seattle |
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