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The Bearded Slave (for tomb of Julius II)

ArtistMichelangelo
Artist Info.Italy 1475-1564
Viewfull-length front center
Date1530-34
SubjectSculpture
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Materialmarble
Dimensions2.67m high
CollectionItaly, Florence, Academy
Saskia No.Lid-0219
SourceHartt, History of Italian Renaissance Art, 4th ed., chapter 18, plate 570