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ANTIQUE #SA713938

Grand Tour Bronze Of Moses After Michelangelo

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Sold by: Cella

A 19th Century Grand Tour patinated cabinet bronze of a seated Moses on a stepped Marmo Rosso Levanto and black marble base after the antique original by Michelangelo created in 1515 and housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoll, Rome. Commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb it depicts the biblical figure of Moses with horns on his head, based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate, the Latin translation in use at the time. Rome, circa 1880.
 
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Antique SA713938 shown on this page was made in 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1880
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Cella
London
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 8299 4945
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD