Prisoners (Slaves) by Michelangelo
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Prisoners (Slaves) by Michelangelo is a series of unfinished marble sculptures depicting struggling human figures emerging from stone, exemplifying the artist’s powerful exploration of the human form and the concept of non-finito.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michelangelo | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Renaissance artist
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marble sculpture ⓘ sculpture series ⓘ |
| artisticConcept |
figure emerging from stone
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non-finito ⓘ tension between matter and spirit ⓘ unfinished form ⓘ |
| artMovement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mannerism (early tendencies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | tomb of Pope Julius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorInstanceOf | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
human figure
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male nude ⓘ struggling figure ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atlas Slave
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Awakening Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Bearded Slave ⓘ Dying Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebellious Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
NERFINISHED
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Louvre Museum, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later sculpture on the unfinished aesthetic ⓘ |
| ItalianTitle |
Prigioni
NERFINISHED
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Schiavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | contrapposto ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
figures partially embedded in stone
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unfinished surfaces ⓘ |
| originallyIntendedLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
David by Michelangelo
NERFINISHED
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Moses by Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Pope Julius II (sculptural project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
expressive
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monumental ⓘ |
| technique |
direct carving
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subtractive sculpture ⓘ |
| theme |
captivity
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human body as prison of the soul ⓘ spiritual struggle ⓘ struggle for liberation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.