Reproductions of Michelangelo’s “Prisoners” or “Captives”

In 1505 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to create his tomb. There were over 40 statues planned for the original tomb, and 16 of them were destined to be slaves. Symbolically, these struggling figures were meant to represent the liberal arts held captive after the Pope’s death. The first of these, called the Dying Slave, was completed in 1513 after the Pope had died.

There are 6 Slaves, two of which are in the Louvre and the remaining four are in the Accademia in Florence. These four, made between 1520 and 1523, were found in Michelangelo’s workshop after his death in 1564.

These are also the famous “non-finito” sculptures, which has been identified with the sculptor where he sought to liberate the forms of the figure from the rough block. The array of tool marks shows the process of the creation of a statue in marble.

I am offering 24 inch replicas of the Dying Slave, Rebellious Slave, Young Slave and the Bearded Slave, as well as his unfinished Apollo, located in the Bargello in Florence. Each is crafted in high grade Statuario marble from Carrara.

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