St. Matthew by Michelangelo
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St. Matthew by Michelangelo is an unfinished marble sculpture of the apostle Matthew, exemplifying Michelangelo’s powerful, emerging-from-the-stone style and his work for the Florence Cathedral.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marble sculpture
ⓘ
unfinished sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Michelangelo’s early mature period ⓘ |
| artMovement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Opera del Duomo of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Florence Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptuallyRelatedTo | Michelangelo’s non-finito Prisoners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Galleria dell’Accademia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Saint Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPartOrComponent | standing figure of Saint Matthew ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
emerging-from-the-stone
ⓘ
non-finito ⓘ |
| hasType | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| height | approximately 271 cm ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute | book of the Gospel ⓘ |
| inception |
c. 1505–1506
ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
powerful twisting pose
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unfinished figure emerging from block ⓘ visible chisel marks ⓘ |
| originalIntendedLocation | Florence Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Apostles for Florence Cathedral ⓘ |
| sharesCreatorWith |
David by Michelangelo
NERFINISHED
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Pietà by Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Prisoners (Slaves) by Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantCollection | Galleria dell’Accademia sculpture collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commission for a series of apostle statues for Florence Cathedral ⓘ |
| significantPlaceAssociatedWithWork | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | apostle ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | San Matteo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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